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Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune

Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune. Both planets have similar makeup to Jupiter and Saturn Uranus: 84% hydrogen, 14% helium, 2% methane Neptune: 84% hydrogen, 14% helium, 3% methane Ammonium is not significant in any of the planets.

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Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune

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  1. Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune Both planets have similar makeup to Jupiter and Saturn Uranus: 84% hydrogen, 14% helium, 2% methane Neptune: 84% hydrogen, 14% helium, 3% methane Ammonium is not significant in any of the planets. Their blue-green color is due to the fact that methane absorbs in the red and thus the planets only reflect the blue-green.

  2. Weather on Uranus and Neptune Uranus as few cloud structures and those can only be seen with the aid of computer enhancements. a) True color b-d) computer enhanced

  3. Neptune shows more distinct cloud features than does Uranus. It even has giant storms that last a while (few years) much like Jupiter. Neptune has the great dark spot instead.

  4. Interior Structure Since there is no surface to the Jovian planets we can’t set up seismic observations, how do we know about their interiors? We use computer modeling. Since the Jovian planets are made mostly of the simple gasses of hydrogen and helium, we think we understand how they behave.

  5. It is the combination of a metallic hydrogen interior and high rotation rates that give the Jovian planets (especially Jupiter) their strong magnetic fields. This magnetic field channels the solar wind around the planet and spacecraft can measure its effects far from the planet.

  6. The one bad thing about being the largest planet in the solar system is that you tend to attract a lot of comets and meteors. Visible Scare Infrared Image Breakup of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

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