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Scientists Have Simulated What It Might Be Like to Plunge Into Uranus (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

They created atmospheric analogs using mixtures of gasses similar to those found on Neptune and Uranus, and subjected their probe to equivalent speeds up to 19 kilometers per second.

now that's a wind tunnel, wow