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Why do Jovian planets have a gas surface that turns into liquid as you go deeper?
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When you look at Jovian planets through a telescope or view images of them, what you see is not their surface, but the outer layer of an extremely dense atmosphere. At depth, immense pressure from thousands of miles of atmosphere turns gases into liquids.
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Does Jovian planets have liquid mantles?
Yes it does
Why do Jovian planets have more volotile liquid and gaseous material then terrestial planets?
ben smith
Another name for the inner planets?
The outer planets are also called Jovian planets or gas giants. These planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These outer planets are gaseous with no solid surfaces and only liquid cores.
Which jovian planets contain metallic hydrogen?
Saturn, Jupiter and other gas giants most likely contain liquid and metallic hydrogen
How do the terrestrial planets differ from the Jovian planets?
The jovian planets have no solid ground just compressed gases the terrestrial planets have solid ground. The Jovian planets are named gas giants because they are farther then the sun and are not solid and the terrestrial planets are closer to the sun and do not have as much gases.
What is the difference between Jovian and Terrestrial planets?
Jovian planets (gas giants, ice giants) are composed of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. They have a solid core of rocks and ice about Earth's size, around which is a dense atmosphere of gas, including liquid gases, or even solid hydrogen in the case of Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Jovian planets. Although their slushy outer cores are very hot and dense, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants."Terrestrial planets are much smaller, with dense metal cores, a solid crust as a surface, and comparatively thin atmospheres. In the case of Mercury, the atmosphere is blown away by the solar wind, but for Venus is it much more dense than on Earth. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.jovian planets are rocky and terrestrial planets are gasy
What inner planets once had liquid water on its surface?
Mars
Why giant planets have surface gravities very similar to earth's even though they have a lot more mass than the earth?
Giant, or Jovian planets do not have any discernable surface as they are comprised mostly of gases and are more like a liquid inside then solid. Also, these planets are a lot larger then the inner terrestrial planets and have much more gravity. The closest thing that would resemble gravity like the earth would be the moons of the large planets. These are also much smaller then the earth and would be a fraction of the earth.
Are there any gas planets in our solar system?
Yes, there are four gas planets:JupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneThe other four planets are known as terrestrial planets. The gas giants in our Solar System are also called the outer planets because they are the four planets in the Solar System furthest from the Sun. Gas planets are a category of planets without any solid metals or rock. Gas planets are also referred to as gas giants, giant planets, and Jovian planets. Since gas planets do not have a solid surface, you would not be able to walk on them. Gas planets are said to have a rocky center; however, that term is somewhat misleading. Scientists believe that due to the high temperatures and extreme pressures in the center of gas planets their rocky centers are actually liquid metal or rock. Thus, the density of the gas planets simply increases as you go deeper to the center.
What are Neptune's geological features?
Neptune is a jovian (gas-like) planet. It's surface features are unknown, but is thought to have a rocky/icy/liquid core
What planets are made of liquefied gas?
We can't actually say that as no evidence is there that they are liquefied gas but still the Jovian planets are such as the Jupiter the others are Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. Astronomers believe that Jupiter and Saturn have a lot of liquid hydrogen, in fact.
Which planet doesn't contain liquid water?
None of the planets in our solar system except Earth are thought to have surface liquid water in any considerable amount. Some planets are known to have water ice or atmospheric water vapor; some moons of Saturn and Jupiter (which are not planets) show evidence of having sub-surface oceans of liquid water owing to tidal heating effects; other planets including Mars and Venus (both of which were thought to have significant amounts of surface water in their history) continue to be studied for the possibility of liquid water below the surface.
