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Jupiter emits much more energy than it absorbs. Explanations of the source of this heat depend upon our knowledge of its interior and of the behaviour of condensed matter at very high temperatures and pressures.
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SMOLUCHOWSKI, R. Internal Structure and Energy Emission of Jupiter. Nature 215, 691–695 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215691a0
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