Inside Uranus and Neptune, Water Becomes Something Totally Unexpected

Under extreme planetary conditions, water turns into a strange, electricity-conducting solid hidden deep inside giant planets. Superionic water forms only under some of the most intense conditions found in nature, with temperatures reaching several thousand degrees Celsius and pressures climbing to millions of atmospheres. Under these extremes, water enters an unusual state where oxygen atoms […]Physics,Neptune,University of Rostock,Uranus,Water#Uranus #Neptune #Water #Totally #Unexpected1768523927