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Mushballs inside Uranus and Neptune may solve an atmospheric mystery
Uranus could have clumps of ammonia hiding in its ambiance Buradaki/Alamy
Uranus and Neptune could also be hiding slushy hailstones known as mushballs deep inside them. These big clumps of water and ammonia could clarify why there may be so little ammonia greater up within the ice giants’ atmospheres.
In comparison with the opposite big planets, Uranus and Neptune appear to comprise surprisingly little ammonia – primarily based on measurements of different compounds, all the big planets in our photo voltaic system must have about the identical quantity. Both these two fashioned in some kind …