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Ep 178: Researchers melted diamond under crushing pressure to recreate the weather inside ice…
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Researchers melted diamond under crushing pressure to recreate the weather inside ice giants like Neptune. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Scientists Melt Diamond to Probe Ice Giant Interiors — Phys.org Space The experiment recreated pressures and temperatures thought to exist deep inside Neptune and Uranus. At those extremes carbon separates from other materials and forms diamond crystals that sink through the mantle. The team used laser compression on a diamond sample to reach the required conditions for the first time…
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