Because Neptune has a gravity of 1.14 times that of earth, could you "land" a probe on neptune's "surface"...

Because Neptune has a gravity of 1.14 times that of earth, could you "land" a probe on neptune's "surface"? Or would it just glide through the gasses of the planet? Could you do this on Uranus instead?

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>le gaseous planets

biggest meme ever, they aren't gaseous irl

Do you even science?

You just need a properly buoyant craft. Not that big a deal. But why would you want to land on those planets in the first place?

I was thinking to examine the innards of gas giants and what exactly goes on in them. Maybe measure wind, chemical analysis of the planets, etc.

>But why would you want to land on those planets in the first place?
Perhaps to make juvenile jokes.

youtube.com/watch?v=QO27Wjl8e9c

I can hear it now.
"So you're a scientist at NASA correct?"
"Yes indeed."
"So what have you accomplished?' "
"We probed Uranus"
"Excuse me?

Checked, and that's only Jupiter. The other gas giants were formed similarly, but still differently. This would mean that we would need to take a even deeper look at gas giants.

With winds of 1,305 miles per hour (2,100 km per hour), Neptune has some of the most extreme weather in the solar system.
space.com/18922-neptune-atmosphere.html
Even if it was possible who the fuck wants to deal with that wind?

Imagine descending through gas and clouds as it got darker and darker and the pressure continued to increase until your vessel was crushed. No surface for you.

The pressure would crush a probe long before it reached a solid surface.

It would. But I'm saying is it possible to have a vessel survive by "riding" the winds of Neptune?

the plus side: you could take advantage of that wind to travel large distances in short times. sure saves on fuel

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anyone talking to NASA would know what Uranus is. Shitty joke.

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Those are things we can do from Earth.

What about the magnetic field? That would be some interesting data especially from Uranus. A probe could also open up new insights to the atmosphere on Uranus/Neptune. These two planets are so similar the atmosphere's are only subtly different. Although we can see the differences from earth, other atmospheric data like density profiles would be much more accurate from a probe actually measuring from the inside.

everybody knows what Uranus is. still sounds silly

Your understanding of the problem is wrong.

The further in to a planet you go the less gravity there is because while the core of the planet is still pulling you the edge of the planet is also pulling you but in the opposite direction.

The problem is pressure. The further into a planet you get the more stuff on top of you is pressing down. Gravity is not what will kill you. Being crushed is what will.

Because the gas giants are gas until you reach liquid hydrogen or helium, the closest thing those planets have to a 'surface' deep in the core you will be murdered by pressure long before you reach it.

Don't send humans there.

The probe doesn't necessarily need to be buoyant. You can also go the path of powered flight. Proposal below is for a Jupiter mission, but the flyer would work just as well in the other gas giants.

www niac usra edu/files/library/meetings/annual/jun02/510Maise pdf

>anyone talking to NASA would know what Uranus is. Shitty joke.

Kek, the interview writes itself.

Buoyant craft would be far more reliable than anything mechanical.

Neptune and Uranus are called ice giants not gas giants