The rotational motion of Neptune

A group of scientists from the University of Arizona, in the United States, has made a surprising discovery on Neptune and that until now had only been possible with Jupiter. The feat in question has revealed the rotation of this planet through the analysis of a series of atmospheric characteristics, which have allowed determine the length of a day on Neptune which is 15 hours, 57 minutes and 59 seconds.

In a PROFESSOR we are going to talk to you in more detail about the rotational motion of Neptune so you can better discover our solar system.

Published in the specialized journal Icarus, of the American Astronomical Society, is another of those findings that demonstrate the interest that science can arouse among mere amateurs and among the brightest minds on our planet.

While rocky planets like Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars act like solid balls that rotate on The gas planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune themselves rotate as if they were large drops of liquid.

For scientists, determining the

rotational speed of these planets it is complicated by the materials of its small solid core, which are composed of ice and gas. At the moment, information has only been obtained on the rotation of gaseous planets of Jupiter and Neptune. It is believed that the main culprit of this situation is the solar wind that interferes with the signals radius, which is one of the main ways to measure the rotation of the inner core of these planets

At the moment, the discovery of the group of scientists of the Planetary and Lunar Laboratory of the University of Arizona has been one of the best results that obtained so far about the movement of the planets. A finding that has been possible thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, and that so far has not been observed on any of the four giant planets.

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