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Description: This cut-away illustrates a model of Jupiter's interior. In the upper layers the atmosphere transitions to a liquid state above a thick layer of metallic hydrogen. In the center there may be a solid core of heavier elements.
Title: Jupiter interior
Credit: The background image is from NASA PIA02873. The overlaid cut-away illustration is by the contributor.
Author: NASA/R.J. Hall
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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