Jupiter’s Shocking Secret: Its Core Isn’t What You Think (Powered by Avonetics.com)

23/04/2025 14 min

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Gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn don’t have solid cores—instead, they’re swirling mixes of heavy elements and metallic hydrogen, defying everything we thought we knew! Dive into the mind-blowing science behind their dilute cores and why the 1-bar "surface" standard is totally arbitrary. What happens if you fall into Jupiter? Spoiler: You’ll dissolve into a supercritical nightmare. Discover how ice giants like Uranus and Neptune differ—and why gas giants are the ultimate cosmic enigmas. For advertising opportunities, visit Avonetics.com.

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