Uranus and Neptune are reinterpreted as magma-ocean giants with hydrogen-rich interiors rather than traditional ice giants, consistent with observations via three fit parameters each.
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ALMA CO(3-2) observations with MCMC retrievals show latitudinal temperature trends on Neptune, including a cold southern polar layer at 300-600 mbar, consistent with Voyager at 10-100 mbar but new at deeper levels.
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Ice Giants Revisited: Uranus and Neptune as Magma Ocean Worlds
Uranus and Neptune are reinterpreted as magma-ocean giants with hydrogen-rich interiors rather than traditional ice giants, consistent with observations via three fit parameters each.
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Latitudinal variations in Neptune's temperature profile observed with ALMA
ALMA CO(3-2) observations with MCMC retrievals show latitudinal temperature trends on Neptune, including a cold southern polar layer at 300-600 mbar, consistent with Voyager at 10-100 mbar but new at deeper levels.