![]() ![]() ![]() Eventually, they got so large, they captured a large amount of hydrogen and other gasses from the surrounding nebula with their enormous gravity. The cores accreted rapidly into large clumps of ice and rock. The jovian planets, however, formed farther from the Sun where ices and rocks were plentiful. While terrestrial planets accreted from planetesimals made of rocks and metals, they ended up too small to capture significant amounts of the abundant hydrogen and helium gas in the solar nebula. Beyond the frost line, where hydrogen compounds could condense, the solid particles included ices as well as metal and rock. The masses of Uranus and Neptune are similar to each other, whereas Jupiter and Saturn have widely different. The only solid particles were made of metal and rock. For example The Earth has a mean density of approximately 5.5g cm3 whereas Saturn has a mean density of 0.687g cm3 which is less than water. What Jovian planet is the densest and explain why Density of Neptune: Neptune’s mean density is 1.638 g/cm³, making it the most dense of any of the giants. giants in terms of size, mass, and composition. Within the frost line, temperatures were too high for hydrogen ices to form. Approximate masses in Earth mass units: Jupiter: 318 Saturn: 95.2 Uranus: 14.4 Composition dominated by hydrogen and helium. The frost line marked an important dividing point in the solar nebula. satellites) orbit the planets some moons are large. (2) The Jovian planets are made primarily of hydrogen and helium. If it could be placed in a giant swimming pool, the planet would float. Saturn, for example, is made of materials lighter than water. Why are the jovian planets so different from the terrestrial planets? We can trace almost all the differences to the formation of the solar system. What was the major difference between the raw material available to form Jovian and terrestrial planets (1) The terrestrial planets are made primarily of rock and metal. How do the Terrestrial Planet compare to the Jovian planets The main difference between Terrestrial Planets and Jovian Planets is that Terrestrial Planets have a solid and rocky surface with a dense metallic core. Despite their size, the Jovian planets have low densities because of their gaseous composition.
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