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It probably rains diamonds on Neptune

Extreme pressure splits methane and the carbon falls as gems.

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Under the pressures inside Neptune and Uranus, hydrocarbons are predicted to break apart, with carbon compressing into diamond that sinks toward the core. Laboratory experiments using high-powered lasers on plastic have produced nanodiamonds under comparable conditions, supporting the model.

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