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Conditions Like Those Inside Neptune Cause Diamond Formation


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Planet Neptune

That lovely blue exterior could be hiding a heart of diamond.

Credit: NASA

Carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen are some of the easiest heavier elements to form through fusion.

From Ars Technica
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