Interior Structure of Neptune: Comparison with Uranus
@article{Hubbard1991InteriorSO, title={Interior Structure of Neptune: Comparison with Uranus}, author={W. Hubbard and W. Nellis and A. C. Mitchell and N. Holmes and S. S. Limaye and P. Mccandless}, journal={Science}, year={1991}, volume={253}, pages={648 - 651} }
Measurements of rotation rates and gravitational harmonics of Neptune made with the Voyager 2 spacecraft allow tighter constraints on models of the planet's interior. Shock measurements of material that may match the composition of Neptune, the so-calied planetary ``ice,'' have been carried out to pressures exceeding 200 gigapascals (2 megabars). Comparison of shock data with inferred pressure-density profiles for both Uranus and Neptune shows substantial similarity through most of the mass of… CONTINUE READING
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