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I think each layer of the interior atmosphere of a gas giant is composed differently - like, it’s not as simple as “the hydrogen layer floats on top of the heli
by fwlr 4y ago
I think each layer of the interior atmosphere of a gas giant is composed differently - like, it’s not as simple as “the hydrogen layer floats on top of the helium layer”, but that gives the general idea, right?
If you find some way of shining a light or radio wave that passes through one layer and reflects off the next, you could map that boundary. I can only imagine the turbulent boundary between the two layers being one of the most beautiful sights imaginable. Endless noise on a cosmic scale, patterned first by fluid dynamics, then successively by other phenomena of physics.
- XorNot 4y agoI do live in hope I'll see a balloon mission to Jupiter's suggest atmosphere with a good enough camera to visualise the boundary layers. Cheap orbital access will hopefully give us a lot more science missions.