Uranus and Neptune: origin, evolution and internal structure

R Helled, N Nettelmann, T Guillot - Space Science Reviews, 2020 - Springer
There are still many open questions regarding the nature of Uranus and Neptune, the
outermost planets in the Solar System. In this review we summarize the current-knowledge …

Scientific rationale for Uranus and Neptune in situ explorations

O Mousis, DH Atkinson, T Cavalié, LN Fletcher… - Planetary and Space …, 2018 - Elsevier
The ice giants Uranus and Neptune are the least understood class of planets in our solar
system but the most frequently observed type of exoplanets. Presumed to have a small rocky …

Transition in the supercritical state of matter: Review of experimental evidence

C Cockrell, VV Brazhkin, K Trachenko - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
A large and mostly unexplored part of the phase diagram lies above the critical point. The
supercritical matter was traditionally believed to be physically homogeneous with no …

Condensation-inhibited convection in hydrogen-rich atmospheres-Stability against double-diffusive processes and thermal profiles for Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and …

J Leconte, F Selsis, F Hersant, T Guillot - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2017 - aanda.org
In an atmosphere, a cloud condensation region is characterized by a strong vertical gradient
in the abundance of the related condensing species. On Earth, the ensuing gradient of mean …

Solar system physics for exoplanet research

J Horner, SR Kane, JP Marshall… - Publications of the …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the past three decades, we have witnessed one of the great revolutions in our
understanding of the cosmos—the dawn of the Exoplanet Era. Where once we knew of just …

QUEST: A New Frontiers Uranus orbiter mission concept study

S Jarmak, E Leonard, A Akins, E Dahl, DR Cremons… - Acta Astronautica, 2020 - Elsevier
The ice giant planets, Uranus and Neptune, are fundamentally different from the gas giant
and terrestrial planets. Though ice giants represent the most common size of exoplanet and …

Dynamics and clouds in planetary atmospheres from telescopic observations

A Sánchez-Lavega, P Irwin, A García Muñoz - The Astronomy and …, 2023 - Springer
This review presents an insight into our current knowledge of the atmospheres of the planets
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the satellite Titan, and those of …

Multiple probe measurements at Uranus motivated by spatial variability

MH Wong, N Rowe-Gurney, S Markham… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
A major motivation for multiple atmospheric probe measurements at Uranus is the
understanding of dynamic processes that create and maintain spatial variation in thermal …

Ice Giant Systems: The scientific potential of orbital missions to Uranus and Neptune

LN Fletcher, R Helled, E Roussos, G Jones… - Planetary and Space …, 2020 - Elsevier
Uranus and Neptune, and their diverse satellite and ring systems, represent the least
explored environments of our Solar System, and yet may provide the archetype for the most …

A hexagon in Saturn's northern stratosphere surrounding the emerging summertime polar vortex

LN Fletcher, GS Orton, JA Sinclair, S Guerlet… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Saturn's polar stratosphere exhibits the seasonal growth and dissipation of broad, warm
vortices poleward of~ 75° latitude, which are strongest in the summer and absent in winter …