7 bizarre facts about the Solar System to stump any scientist...From the coldest planets to spacecraft that have exited the Solar System, these little-known facts stump even many professional astronomers.

Big Think ^ | June 17, 2024 | Ethan Siegel

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The real question is, why are all the planets named after the Roman pantheon of gods except for one? Was that so astronomers could make crude jokes in perpetuity?

[Paul R.]

I guess the explanation of the supposed “Tetragonal” layer of ice below the thick ocean is that under pressure, ice can form that is denser than salt water? But other analysis proposes that the mantle would heat water immediately above it. (I can imagine a liquid ocean above the mantle could be quite irregular and dynamic. Mountains of ice bumping about?)

[SauronOfMordor]

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[VideoDoctor]

Your link on TikTok tries to take me to an application

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