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How can liquid be found so far out in the solar system where temperatures are so cold?
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Some elements and compounds require extremely low temperatures to freeze. For example, hydrogen freezes at 14 K, which is only 14 degrees above absolute zero and equal to about 259 degrees below zero C or 434 degrees below zero F, and it boils at about 20.3 K (-252.9° C or -423.2° F).
Another example is methane. That seems to be in liquid form on the moon Titan.
Also temperatures are higher inside the gas giants than they are on the surface. Pressure also increases inside these planets. So we believe the liquid hydrogen inside Jupiter is in fact at a high temperature and pressure. The overall result is that it is a liquid.
Remember that temperatures and pressures inside planets (and moons to some extent) can be much higher than on the surface.
For example, scientists think there may be an "ocean " of liquid water under the thick ice that covers Jupiter's moon Europa.
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Why is liquid so rare in your solar system?
Well, in my solar system liquid isn't really that rare. The second planet in my solar system has an almost entirely liquid crust, and a liquid mantle. The third planet orbiting the star in my solar system has a surface over 75% covered in liquid, and has a liquid mantle. The sixth and seventh planets in my solar system both have large hydrogen oceans. Several of the moons orbiting the sixth and seventh planets in my solar system also have liquids. I don't see why liquid could be called rare in my solar system. What about yours?
Where in the solar system is methane naturally a liquid?
Once you get out to the orbit of Jupiter, and anything farther from the sun than Jupiter, the temperatures are low enough to liquefy methane.
What are the characteristics of your solar system that are required for the existence of life?
Oxygen for some types of life. Liquid water for all life as we know it. Temperatures that are not too extreme.
What is an example of a star found in your solar system?
A star found in our solar system is the Sun. The Sun is a star.
How much matter in the solar system can be found in the planets?
About 0.13% of all mass in the Solar System
What are the average temperatures on the planets in your solar system?
It depends on which solar system.
Why is liquid so rare in your solar system?
Well, in my solar system liquid isn't really that rare. The second planet in my solar system has an almost entirely liquid crust, and a liquid mantle. The third planet orbiting the star in my solar system has a surface over 75% covered in liquid, and has a liquid mantle. The sixth and seventh planets in my solar system both have large hydrogen oceans. Several of the moons orbiting the sixth and seventh planets in my solar system also have liquids. I don't see why liquid could be called rare in my solar system. What about yours?
Where in the solar system is methane naturally a liquid?
Once you get out to the orbit of Jupiter, and anything farther from the sun than Jupiter, the temperatures are low enough to liquefy methane.
What are the characteristics of your solar system that are required for the existence of life?
Oxygen for some types of life. Liquid water for all life as we know it. Temperatures that are not too extreme.
Are star clusters found in your solar system?
well,yea stars are found in the solar system
Where can meteor be found in solar system?
all around the solar system
Your solar system is found between the planets?
Our solar system is the planets
What is an example of a star found in your solar system?
A star found in our solar system is the Sun. The Sun is a star.
Where would you find the largest oceans in the solar system?
Assuming the Oceans are of liquid water, the only provable place where they are found is Earth.
What planet in your solar system has liquid water?
earth
Who found out about the solar system?
answer
What is the warmest planet in the solar system?
Venus is the hottest planet, with temperatures of 600oC.
