Astrophysics – Precise Internal Structure of Jupiter

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I've been trying to find out exactly where the layers of molecular hydrogen, and metallic hydrogen are precisely, inside Jupiter, in kilometres from the centre. Ideally with an error margin of 1-10kms. I'm a newbie at astronomy, physics, and chemistry, so the more detailed the explanation, the better.

How have we gone about guessing, what factors are used to do so? What is the most recent data?

EDIT: try not to quote me easily accessible vague research, I've already done google searches! Thank you 🙂

Best Answer

You are not going to find anything approaching a precision of 1 to 10 km. I doubt we could even map the deep mantle of the Earth with that precision, let alone Jupiter.

This Wikipedia article summarises what is known about the internal structure of Jupiter, with links to references. We think there is a diffuse core occupying $30\%$ to $50\%$ of the planet’s radius, surrounded by a layer of liquid metallic hydrogen mixed with helium extending to about $80\%$ of the planet’s radius. Above this there will be a mixture of molecular hydrogen, helium, and other elements, but I doubt there is much separation into distinct stable layers, since we know that the atmosphere of Jupiter is very active.