In future, space expeditions may include mining diamonds in Uranus and Neptune.
The two planets contain a high proportion of methane, which researchers at University of California believe will turn into diamond at high temperature and pressure found inside these planets. The diamonds will then fall back to the planet like raindrops or hailstones.
The scientists simulated this process inside a diamond anvil cell. They compressed liquid methane to several hundred thousand times atmospheric pressure, on heating the pressurized liquid, by passing a laser beam through it, diamond was formed.
(Retrieved from SpaceDaily.)
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