Atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter could make a rain of diamonds

It could also have oceans of diamonds on the surface of Jupiter.

On Saturn and Jupiter, diamonds may fall from the sky and oceans form them. Astrophysical group calculated that the powerful thunderstorms that occur in both planets

At greater depths, scientists believe they can become liquid diamonds could form a stable ocean layer. While the oceans are more likely in Jupiter, Saturn could have large chunks of floating diamonds.

"It seems that the interior of Jupiter is hot enough to reach the region of liquid diamond in the carbon phase diagram, while Saturn's interior includes temperature and pressure regions where coal could exist as solid diamond," explains the researcher Mona Delitsky.

Along the scientist Kevin Baines, also pose it is unlikely that other gas giant planets (like Uranus and Neptune) formed oceans of diamonds, despite previous studies suggesting this possibility. However, may contain solid diamond crystals in the core.

The diamonds - which are a form of carbon created under high pressure - not so rare on planets. Outside our solar system, scientists have found a planet full of this material, while 40 light years from our Earth is one that is one third of diamonds.
cause the formation of carbon particles that fall through the gases. As they fall, are crushed by the enormous pressure of the atmosphere, causing them to become diamonds.