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What If You Jumped Into Saturn?

20 min · 10 de jun de 2026
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Saturn is famous for its magnificent rings. But did you know other gas planets like Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have rings? Saturn's are just the largest and most visible. Saturn radiates twice as much energy into space than it receives from the Sun. And that means it must have an internal heat source. Do we know what it is? Absolutely not. Well, today we're sending Chase to find out! Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates [https://ontariocreates.ca]. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/whatifshow/membership [https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership] Get the What if book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book [http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book] Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join] Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com Our other channels: How to Survive [https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show] Aperture [https://bit.ly/aperture-show] T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/shopwhatif [https://bit.ly/shopwhatif] Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter [http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter] What If elsewhere: Discord: discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE [https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE] Whatsapp: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y] Instagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagram [http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram] Twitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitter [http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter] Facebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif [http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif] Produced by Underknown [https://underknown.com]. 00:00: What If You Jumped Into Saturn? 01:05: Saturn’s storms 02:32: The Great White Spot storm 03:37: Breakdown of Saturn’s ring layers 04:35: Saturn’s F ring and moon influences 05:30: Mimas moon’s gravitational effects 06:25: Saturn’s interconnected ring system 07:40: Cassini spacecraft’s fate 08:58: Atmospheric composition 09:28: Entering Saturn’s troposphere 10:48: Ammonia cloud layer 12:17: Water ice cloud layer 12:55: Liquid hydrogen layer 15:18: Metallic hydrogen layer 16:50: Saturn’s rocky core #Saturn #rings #gasplanets #energy #Chase #internalheat #storm #GreatWhiteSpot #Cassinispacecraft #troposphere #cloudlayer #metallichydrogen #rockycore See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6814e52f9155c4ddd9db8e14 [https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6814e52f9155c4ddd9db8e14] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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episode What If You Jumped Into Saturn? artwork

What If You Jumped Into Saturn?

Saturn is famous for its magnificent rings. But did you know other gas planets like Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have rings? Saturn's are just the largest and most visible. Saturn radiates twice as much energy into space than it receives from the Sun. And that means it must have an internal heat source. Do we know what it is? Absolutely not. Well, today we're sending Chase to find out! Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates [https://ontariocreates.ca]. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/whatifshow/membership [https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership] Get the What if book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book [http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book] Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join] Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com Our other channels: How to Survive [https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show] Aperture [https://bit.ly/aperture-show] T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/shopwhatif [https://bit.ly/shopwhatif] Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter [http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter] What If elsewhere: Discord: discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE [https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE] Whatsapp: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y] Instagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagram [http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram] Twitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitter [http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter] Facebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif [http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif] Produced by Underknown [https://underknown.com]. 00:00: What If You Jumped Into Saturn? 01:05: Saturn’s storms 02:32: The Great White Spot storm 03:37: Breakdown of Saturn’s ring layers 04:35: Saturn’s F ring and moon influences 05:30: Mimas moon’s gravitational effects 06:25: Saturn’s interconnected ring system 07:40: Cassini spacecraft’s fate 08:58: Atmospheric composition 09:28: Entering Saturn’s troposphere 10:48: Ammonia cloud layer 12:17: Water ice cloud layer 12:55: Liquid hydrogen layer 15:18: Metallic hydrogen layer 16:50: Saturn’s rocky core #Saturn #rings #gasplanets #energy #Chase #internalheat #storm #GreatWhiteSpot #Cassinispacecraft #troposphere #cloudlayer #metallichydrogen #rockycore See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6814e52f9155c4ddd9db8e14 [https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/6814e52f9155c4ddd9db8e14] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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