New Study Suggests That a Young Jupiter Gobbled Up Plenty of Planetesimals - ScienceAlert

Jupiter is composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium. The amounts of each closely conform to the theoretical quantities in the primordial solar nebula.

Jupiter is composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium. The amounts of each closely conform to the theoretical quantities in the primordial solar nebula. But it also contains other heavier eleme… [+5449 chars]

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