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I never thought much about the insides of the gas giants but it's fascinating how the phase transitions are so discrete. I suppose that's to be expected given how phase transitions work. Water to steam is a binary, not a spectrum. But the planets themselves can be put on a spectrum of rocky to gaseous based on how much solid, liquid, and gas comprise them.

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[-] Goadstool@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Really neat. I miss looking forward to learning about space, before I learned our society isn't built to reach for the future as was promised.

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