Answer by Mark Foskey for How does one calculate where the "surface" of a...
Whenever you use the word "surface" with regard to a gas giant you have to be careful. Mike is right that the 1 atm level is used as the reference level for things like the radius of the planet, but...
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For gas giants the "surface" can be calculated where the pressure of the gases equals 1 earth atmosphere (1 atm), this is used to determine diameter of the planet. As to where the actual seed core of...
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This might not fully answer your question, but maybe it will be a good start. Things to considerThermal energy received by Jupiter from the sunThermal energy radiated by Jupiter (hence, net thermal...
View ArticleHow does one calculate where the "surface" of a gas-giant would be?
Okay, so Jupiter, Saturn, et. al are gas giants. I understand that they have large gassy atmospheres, which, due to the pressure would eventually become more and more dense as one approaches the center...
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