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Saturn's Interior

Illustration showing the core, mantle and crust of Saturn. There is no direct information about Saturn's internal structure, although, it is thought to have a similar interior to Jupiter, having a small rocky core surrounded mostly by hydrogen and helium. The rocky core is similar in composition to the Earth, but denser. Above the core there is thought to be a thicker liquid metallic hydrogen layer, with a layer of liquid hydrogen and helium above that, and a gaseous atmosphere in the outermost 1000 km.

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Title:

Saturn's Interior

Caption:

Illustration showing the core, mantle and crust of Saturn. There is no direct information about Saturn's internal structure, although, it is thought to have a similar interior to Jupiter, having a small rocky core surrounded mostly by hydrogen and helium. The rocky core is similar in composition to the Earth, but denser. Above the core there is thought to be a thicker liquid metallic hydrogen layer, with a layer of liquid hydrogen and helium above that, and a gaseous atmosphere in the outermost 1000 km.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / Monica Schroeder

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6795 x 3000 px | 58.3 MB

Print size:

57.5 x 25.4 cm | 22.6 x 10.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ARTWORK • ASTRONOMY • AWAY • CARVING • CONCEPT • CONCEPTUAL • CORE • COURTYARD • CRUST • CUT (TAILORING) • CUT • CUTAWAY • CUTTING • GAS • GEOLOGIA • GEOLOGY • GIANT • GLOBE • GRAPHIC • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • INNER • INSIDE • INTERIOR • LAYER • MANTLE • MORNING COAT • NUCLEUS • OF • OUTER • PLANET • PRUNING • RHEA • RINGS • SATURN'SS • SATURN • SLICING • SOLAR • STRUCTURE • SYSTEM • VIEW