Scientists now believe that the precious rain may be of diamonds in Jupiter and Saturn. According to new BBC report carbon in the dazzling crystal form is abundant in the atmosphere.

1. It’s raining diamonds – in Jupiter and Saturn
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We all know of the saying – It’s raining cats and dogs. Scientists now
believe that the precious rain may be of diamonds in Jupiter and Saturn.
According to new BBC report carbon in the dazzling crystal form is
abundant in the atmosphere.
Kevin Baines of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and NASA’s JPL,
and Mona Delitsky of California Specialty Engineering, came forward at
the annual American Astronomical Society meeting to present this new
research of diamond rain on Saturn and Jupiter.

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How are diamonds formed in Jupiter and Saturn?
The beginning of the diamond rain process on Saturn and Jupiter occurs in the
upper atmosphere. When lightning strikes methane it turns into soot (carbon).
Pressure increases as the soot falls and transforms the soot into graphite. When
the pressure becomes too great after about 4000 miles the graphite turns into
diamond. The diamonds then fall for a length that is three times the diameter of
Earth. The diamond rain reaches the core of the planet which has temperature and
pressure so high that the diamond will liquidify.
It is suspected that the size of the falling diamonds are very small, likely half the
size of an inch.
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How does diamond form in the Earth
Although it still has a lot of unknowns, scientists think that, on Earth, diamond form
naturally when carbon is buried about 100 miles (160 kilometers) below the
surface. The future diamond then needs to be heated to approximately 2,000
degrees Fahrenheit and squeezed under pressure of around 725,000 pounds per
square inch. It also needs to quickly move to the Earth's surface — usually
catching a ride with some fast-moving magma — to cool down.
Alien planets made of diamond
Alien planets could also play host to diamonds. An exoplanet 40 light-years from
the solar system is made largely out of diamond, astronomers have said. Scientists
think the planet (named 55 Cancrie) is more carbon-rich than Earth, an ideal
environment for diamond formation

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