The current time is a good time to keep up with the great scientific discoveries, and the future promises much more news about the mysteries of the universe. The most recent discovery showed that Jupiter it has several “baby planets” inside it that were swallowed during formation. A new study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics supports the theory of how the gas giant reached its size.

Jupiter was hungry in the growth phase

Depending on your age, you’ve probably seen the ads for Biotônico Fontoura. The nutritional supplement “served” to increase the feeling of hunger in those children who “ate badly” (I was one of them) and grew up. Jupiter he didn’t need a tablespoon of biotonic to get his size, just a few planetesimalsrock bodies formed at the beginning solar system.

and planetesimals that comes “cannibalism” and thirst for Jupiter “baby planets“.These rocky bodies are the beginning of all planetary formation in our solar system. These rocks collided and gave birth to the planets. However, Jupiter consumed others planetesimals how its gravity got stronger. Then the gases left from the formation Sun have been captured by the now gas giant. And according to a study led by astrophysicist Yamila Miguel of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, these “small planets” were engulfed even after Jupiter become gas.

Jupiter contains a large amount of heavy metals

Data on the core of the planet came from Juno and Galileo probe. Due to the density of its gas-rich atmosphere, it is impossible to detect rocky material inside the planet with a telescope. The researchers measured the gravitational field Jupiter to determine where the rocky material is located within the planet. The presented models show that the mass of heavy metals is equivalent to 11 or 30 Earths – from 3% to 9% of the mass Jupiter.

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Source: Cosmos