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On Jupiter and Saturn, diamonds fall as rain

2013-10-14 18:20:28| Extremetech

On Jupiter and Saturn, half-inch diamonds fall from the atmosphere like rain. No, this writer isn't enjoying a particularly opulent LSD trip: New research by a NASA scientist says that up to 1,000 tonnes (2.2 million pounds) of diamonds are created in Saturn's atmosphere every year, with Jupiter's atmosphere being a prodigious producer of diamonds as well.

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