THIS planet doesn't have a surface and no one can walk or land on it. Here's why

New Delhi, India

The universe is full of mysteries, some of which have still not been decoded by scientists. One such astonishing cosmic feature is the missing solid ground on the planet Jupiter.

Jupiter has no solid ground, any grass or dirt and no one can either walk on it or land on it through a spaceship.

But how is it possible? If not the surface, then what is holding Jupiter together?

Here's what Jupiter comprises of

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, which is between Mars and Saturn. It is the solar system's largest planet and is big enough to fit more than 1,000 Earths.

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Although four planets of the solar system—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—have a solid surface, that is not the case with Jupiter.

Jupiter is a ball of turbulent and stormy gas. On planet Jupiter, some places have winds with a speed of more than 400 mph, which is three times faster in comparison to the Category 5 hurricane on Earth.

On Jupiter, the top layer is mostly covered with hydrogen and helium atmosphere and the pressure in the gas giant increases as one moves deeper and deeper.

The pressure is very intense deep inside the planet and its intensity is so high that a human body can implode.

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The gas eventually forms liquid hydrogen and creates what is believed to be the largest ocean in the solar system, but one without water.

In this liquid metallic hydrogen, the atoms remain squeezed so tightly that the electrons are free to roam.

The nature of the material present at the core of Jupiter has remained a mystery for scientists. It is not solid but like a hot and dense metallic mixture of liquid and solid. The pressure also remains very high at the core of the planet.

(With inputs from agencies)