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Diamond Rain Falls Deep Inside Neptune and Uranus

Original: Diamond Rain on Neptune & Uranus Deep inside Neptune and Uranus, extreme pressure crushes carbon into diamond crystals t

Deep within Neptune and Uranus, crushing pressures and heat are thought to compress carbon into diamonds that sink toward the planets' cores. Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory reported in 2017 that lab experiments recreating these interior conditions produced diamond crystals, supporting the long-standing theory of diamond rain on the two ice giants.

Why now: The striking idea of diamond rain inside the ice giants keeps resurfacing as space and astronomy fans share the SLAC experiment's findings.

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• Diamond Rain on Neptune & Uranus Deep inside Neptune and Uranus, extreme pressure crushes carbon into diamond crystals that rain toward the cores. SLAC National Lab confirmed this in 2017 lab experiments recreating the planets' interiors. # Neptune # Uranus # space # astronomy… · wowpedia · 1

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