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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory: 'Diamond Rain' on Giant Icy Planets Could Be More Common Than Previously Thought
September 02, 2022
MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022:

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Researchers at SLAC found that oxygen boosts this exotic precipitation, revealing a new path to make nanodiamonds here on Earth.

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A new study has found that "diamond rain," a long-hypothesized exotic type of precipitation on ice giant planets, could be more common than previously thought. . . .

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