Did you know it rains diamonds on Uranus and Neptune

Uranus and Neptune are the furthest planets in the solar system. Uranus is about 2.9 billion kilometers away from the Sun, while Neptune is about 4.5 billion kilometers away from the Sun. These two planets are also called ice giant planets due to their extreme cold temperature and methane-rich atmosphere which also makes them look blue in colour. This because methane absorbs other colours and reflected blue. Furthermore, the surface of these planets is liquid but get denser heading toward the core.

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Did you know that it rains diamond on Uranus and Neptune?

While here on planet earth it rains water or snows during winter season in some places, things are quite different in Uranus and Neptune where it rains diamond.

The scientific research shows that temperature and pressure conditions are so extreme in these planets that carbon atoms could be crushed into diamonds in their atmospheres which results to diamond rains. But since these planets lack solid surface the diamonds sink through the ice layer and accumulate around the solid cores of the planets forming a thick diamond layer.

Unfortunately it's impossible for human to go and grab the diamond from these planets because our technology is very poor to take us there. Even if we had technology that can make us reach there, still the extreme weather condition in these planets could be a big challenge.

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