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Uranus and Neptune May Conceal Vast Oceans of Water

www.nytimes.com Uranus and Neptune May Conceal Vast Oceans of Water

A scientist simulated the contents of the ice giant worlds, and found that a fluid layer may explain each planet’s strange magnetic field.

Uranus and Neptune May Conceal Vast Oceans of Water
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  • Not surprising to anyone in planetary science. The chemistry always made it a certainty. The question was always about what phase the water would be in (solid ices, liquid, etc.).

    Basically, you can't have a planet with that deep of a gravity well, surrounded in space by icy bodies... And not have had it capture a bunch of it during formation.