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Jupiter Core Is Melting!
Jupiter is one of the most important planets in our solar system, but its core may be melting in ways we didn't expect. Join me as we analyze what is happening, and what it means. 8. The "Core Issue" At the center of every single planet, regardless of whether it's a rock planet, water planet, or gas planet, there is a core that helps keep things together. Including exerting the gravity that is used to keep things like the moons that may be around the planet in Orbit. For Jupiter with it being the largest planet in the solar system that we inhabit, it's not surprising that it has a rather massive core. One that is apparently the weight of about 10 Earths. But in the year 2011, a "problem" was noticed in the planet, it seemed like the rocky core was beginning to dissolve. And if you fast forward to now, it's likely already partially dissolved. So can a planet live without a core? Yes, technically speaking. 7. The Juno Discovery Oops. So as ironic as it may sound, this kind of thing actually happens quite a lot when it comes to science that is very theoretical thanks to a lack of reach and inquiry. While in 2011 it was believed that the planet Jupiter had a very solid core that was melting or dissolving, in 2018, the Juno probe reached Jupiter and realized that this actually wasn't the case. Because according to this probe, the core was more "fuzzy" than anything else. "Our ideas were totally wrong about the interior structure, about the atmosphere, [and] even about the magnetosphere," Scott Bolton said. Bolton was the lead investigator on the Juno probe. 6. More Reveals On Jupiter The Juno space probe wasn't just a random piece of space tech that was randomly sent to Jupiter. In fact, it was just the opposite. It was a specialized piece of machinery that was meant to study Jupiter in ways no one had done before. Including putting in specialized instruments so that they could get a full set of data. This in turn revealed very interesting things about the planet, including some additions to weather patterns that we thought we knew about. Jupiter is known as a very stormy planet, including in its infamous "red eye", but when Juno went to Jupiter, it noticed and got pictures of some very intense cyclones that were happening on the poles of the planet. 5. Understanding The Universe At Large Without a doubt, one of the big questions you're asking yourself right now is, "Why does it matter what kind of core Jupiter has? Why are people putting so much effort into studying it?" That's a fair ask, because we don't live on a planet like Jupiter, we live on a planet with a core we know a lot about in many aspects. And again, Jupiter is kind of far away. But for many, understanding Jupiter is a gateway to understanding the other gas giants in the galaxy and the universe at large. "It's a really important piece of the puzzle of trying to figure out what's going on inside giant planets," said Jonathan Fortney, a planetary scientist at the University of California Santa Cruz said. And as proven by the Juno probe, scientists still have a long way to go before they figure out everything these planets have to offer. They thought the core was one thing, and then Juno showed them it was another. Other aspects of these planets have also been taken for granted: "People have been working on the assumption that these planets are layered because it's easier to work on this assumption," said Hugh Wilson, a planetary scientist at the University of California Berkeley. So if we're wrong about Jupiter, we're likely wrong about the other gas giants in the universe. Which is a problem for many scientists because they don't like to be wrong. And it also doesn't help them that there are certain planets out there that should be like Jupiter, yet is proving to be anything but. Such as CoRoT-20b. This is a planet that was discovered several years back, and on the surface, appeared to be very much like Jupiter. Including having a size very similar to it. However, upon further examination of the planet, the density and mass of this particular gas giant is 5x what people thought it should've been. Which means it's MUCH more dense than Jupiter, yet they have no idea why. Again, that's a problem. 4. Other Weird Facts About Jupiter As we outlined in the intro to the video, Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.. 3. The Galileo Probe While the June may be the most recent probe to go and study Jupiter, it was hardly the first. The first dedicated probe to go and reach Jupiter to study both the planet and its moons was actually sent into space two decades ago, and it was called the Galileo Space Probe. Named after the famed astronomer. Because of time, distance and propulsion, the Galileo spacecraft didn't reach Jupiter until 1995, but that didn't stop its arrival from being any less momentous. 2. What Would Happen If Jupiter's Core Fully Melted or Dissolved? 1. The Research Continues
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