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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2025-01-01
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Series: | The Astrophysical Journal Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adef0a |
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