• Pietson@kbin.social
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      I swear to god whenever there’s a story about Uranus, it’s like a competition just started for best title

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    Using a high-temperature plasma tunnel, scientists have discovered what it might be like to plumb the depths of Uranus.

    Sure, we know it would be smelly; but there are other considerations that need to be taken into account when designing a probe that can withstand the rigors therein.

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      Now that the experiments have been successfully performed, researchers can use the information acquired to develop the sensors that will measure the ice giants’ atmospheres as they plunge into the mysterious depths. Of Uranus.

      They knew.

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      They simulated it first for their own safety. Those are some harsh, otherworldly conditions inside Uranus. Much better to slowly work your way up to the actual full-blown insertion.

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    They created atmospheric analogs using mixtures of gasses similar to those found on Neptune and Uranus, and subjected their probe to equivalent speeds up to 19 kilometers per second.

    now that’s a wind tunnel, wow