An Energy Perspective of Core Erosion in Gas Giant Planets

Juno and Cassini have shown that Jupiter and Saturn likely contain extended gradients of heavy elements. Yet, how these gradients can survive over billions of years remains an open question. Classical convection theories predict rapid mixing and homogenization, which would erase such gradients on ti...

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Main Authors: J. R. Fuentes, Christopher R. Mankovich, Ankan Sur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adef0a
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