Their atmospheres contain methane, which provides carbon. Under crushing pressures millions of times stronger than Earth’s surface, carbon atoms are squeezed together into crystal structures, forming diamonds. These diamonds likely grow, then sink through thick, hot layers like glittering rain. Laboratory experiments using high powered lasers have recreated these conditions, supporting the idea that diamond rain may be common in icy planets across the universe.
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