Eli5 why is Jupiter surface is gas if it’s so far from the Sun?
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How are those two things related? Do you mean because it’s relatively cold way out there? You’re right it is cold, but Jupiter is made of mostly hydrogen and helium, which are a gas all the way down to within a couple degrees of absolute zero. That’s why Jupiter is a gas planet, it’s made of materials that are well above their boiling point even way out in space where it’s relatively cold.
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