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Jupiter

More massive than all the other planets put together, it consists largely of hydrogen and helium. Below its turbulent atmosphere the hydrogen forms two liquid layers, one molecular and one metallic

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 233 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Jupiter” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 233 No. 3 (), p. 118
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0975-118