One of Venus's great mysteries is that its atmosphere rotates some 60 times faster than its core.
The whole planets made up of gas, and underneath that is a layer of liquid and then a hard rocky core.
there are 9 planets
Mainly, the interior planets have surfaces on which you can stand, and relatively thin atmospheres; whereas the outer planets are gas giants, and seem to consist almost ENTIRELY of atmosphere. However, they are expected to have a rocky core, deep inside.
Several of the planets could be considered anomalies. Mercury is an anomaly because it has an abnormally large core in proportion to its size. Venus is an anomaly because it rotates in the opposite direction from the other planets. Earth is an anomaly because it has an abnormally large moon in porportion to its size. Uranus is an anomaly because its rotational axis is at a nearly 90 degree angle to those of the other planets.
Yes, Jupiter is believed to have a dense core of rock and metal about the size of Earth. This core is thought to be surrounded by a thick layer of metallic hydrogen, followed by a gaseous outer layer.
The atmosphere gets thicker and thicker as you go down; the planets basically consist mainly of atmosphere, though those planets are expected to have a solid core.
Neptune. It depends on what is being compared: core of planets OR atmosphere of planets.
There is actually some evidence that earth's inner core rotates slightly faster, but not by much, only about, or about 0.00075% faster. So it rotates about one extra degree per year. This "hyperrotation" may play a role in magnetic reversals.
They are called gas giants, actually. They are called that, because they have a very thick atmosphere and the core is so deep below the 'surface' of the atmosphere that we cannot see the core.
Gas giants are planets whose atmosphere is predominantly composed of gases, such as hydrogen and helium. These planets have a small solid core surrounded by thick layers of gas. Examples of gas giants in our solar system include Jupiter and Saturn.
The whole planets made up of gas, and underneath that is a layer of liquid and then a hard rocky core.
Because gases exist even at great distances from the sun. Also the large gas planets have internal heating sources emitting from their core.
All planets have a core.
there are 9 planets
No. Mars has a rocky surface and a metallic core.
The inner core is solid and rotates slightly faster than the rest of the Earth, while the outer core is liquid and moves due to convection currents driven by heat released from the inner core. These movements help generate Earth's magnetic field.
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