Illustration showing the layers of gas and a possible core inside Saturn.
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Published: April 4, 2017

This illustration shows the interior of Saturn, including its core of heavy elements (orange), liquid metallic hydrogen layer (grey), and gaseous molecular hydrogen envelope (brown). The planet's magnetic field is thought to originate from the top of the metallic hydrogen layer.

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