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Type of giant planet
An ice giant is a giant planet composed mainly of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur. There are two
Ice_giant
Topics referred to by the same term
helium. Ice giant, Ice Giant, ice giants or Ice Giants may also refer to: Hrímþursar (sometimes controversially translated as "frost giants"), beings
Ice_giant_(disambiguation)
Planet much larger than the Earth
giants, but many astronomers now apply the term only to Jupiter and Saturn, classifying Uranus and Neptune, which have different compositions, as ice
Giant_planet
Giant planet mostly made of light elements
Neptune separately as ice giants, a distinct class of giant planets composed mainly of heavier volatile substances (referred to as "ices"). Jupiter and Saturn
Gas_giant
Hypothetical gas giant ejected out of the Solar System
The Fifth Giant is a hypothetical ice giant proposed as part of the five-planet Nice model, an extension of the Nice model of Solar System evolution.
Fifth_Giant
Scenario of giant planet migration
jumping-Jupiter scenario specifies an evolution of giant-planet migration described by the Nice model, in which an ice giant (an additional Neptune-mass planet) is
Jumping-Jupiter_scenario
Numerical model of the early Solar System
of the Nice model. It begins with five giant planets, the four that exist today plus an additional ice giant between Saturn and Uranus in a chain of
Five-planet_Nice_model
Eighth planet from the Sun
third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet. It is 17 times the mass of Earth. Compared to Uranus, its neighbouring ice giant, Neptune is slightly smaller
Neptune
States of matter for water as a solid
absorption spectra of ice XI was studied in 2009 in preparation for searches for ice XI in space. It is theorized that the ice giant planets Uranus and Neptune
Phases_of_ice
Model of early Solar System evolution
into further resonances with the capture of the outer ice giant resulting in the inner ice giant having a higher eccentricity than the other planets. The
Nice_2_model
Seventh planet from the Sun
cyan-coloured ice giant. Most of the planet is made of water, ammonia, and methane in a supercritical phase of matter, which astronomers call "ice" or "volatiles"
Uranus
Proposed NASA space mission to Uranus
that would have addressed many of the same scientific goals regarding ice giants was also considered, but for logistical and cost reasons a mission to
Uranus_Orbiter_and_Probe
Scenario for the dynamical evolution of the Solar System
between Saturn and the two ice giants, which propel Neptune and Uranus onto much more eccentric orbits. These ice giants then plough into the planetesimal
Nice_model
NASA orbiter mission concept to study the Neptune system
logistical reasons the Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission was selected as the ice giant orbiter mission recommendation, with top priority ahead of the Enceladus
Neptune_Odyssey
Limestone and ice cave in Austria
The Eisriesenwelt (German for 'World of the Ice Giants') is a natural limestone and ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg
Eisriesenwelt
Diamonds formed outside of Earth
experiments suggest large amounts of diamonds are formed from methane on the ice giant planets Uranus and Neptune, while some planets in other planetary systems
Extraterrestrial_diamonds
Creatures of Algonquin folklore
evil spirits from Algonquin folklore, generally seen as cannibalistic ice giants, comparable to that of the Wendigo. Chenoo are generally described as
Chenoo
Proposed space mission to Uranus
in 2041. Ice giant sized planets are the most common type of planet according to Kepler data. The little data available on Uranus, an ice giant planet,
OCEANUS
Layer inside a planetary-mass object
All terrestrial planets (including Earth), half of the giant planets, specifically ice giants, a number of asteroids, and some planetary moons have mantles
Mantle_(geology)
NASA space probe launched in 1977
launched on a trajectory towards the gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) and enabled further encounters with the ice giants (Uranus and Neptune). The only spacecraft
Voyager_2
Area of the Solar System beyond the planets, comprising small bodies
the Nice model has the Solar System begin with five giant planets, including an additional ice giant, in a chain of mean-motion resonances. About 400 million
Kuiper_belt
Exploration in space
"Revisiting the ice giants: NASA study considers Uranus and Neptune missions". Planetary Society. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017. "Ice Giant Mission Study
Exploration_of_Uranus
Hypothesized astronomical event
an ice giant and Saturn that propels the ice giant onto a Jupiter-crossing orbit followed by an encounter with Jupiter that drives the ice giant outward
Late_Heavy_Bombardment
Trans-Neptunian dwarf planet
trans-Neptunian object that is locked in a 2:3 orbital resonance with the ice giant Neptune, making two revolutions around the Sun to every three of Neptune's
Orcus_(dwarf_planet)
Type of exoplanet larger than Earth
higher than Earth's, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which are 14.5 and 17.1 times Earth's mass respectively
Super-Earth
Planet with helium-dominated atmosphere
behind. A scenario for forming helium planets from regular giant planets involves an ice giant, in an orbit so close to its host star that the hydrogen
Helium_planet
Liquid water naturally occurring outside Earth
Study of Future 'Ice Giant' Mission Concepts Archived 6 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. NASA TV. 20 June 2017. NASA, On to the Ice Giants. (PDF) Pre-Decadal
Extraterrestrial_liquid_water
2013 British TV series or programme
Ice Age Giants is a British television documentary series created and produced by BBC Natural History Unit, first shown in the UK on BBC Two and BBC Two
Ice_Age_Giants
Phenomenon where a planet's atmosphere rotates slower than the planet itself
observed in the averaged motion of the Earth's troposphere and on the ice giant planets Neptune and Uranus. The reverse phenomenon is known as atmospheric
Atmospheric_sub-rotation
Deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae
A$100,000 for the intact body of a 7-metre-long (23 ft) giant squid, preserved in a giant block of ice, which had been caught by fishermen off the coast of
Giant_squid
Distance from a young star where ice forms
abundant) can be quite easily condensed to allow formation of gas giants and ice giants; while within it, only heavier compounds can be accreted to form
Frost_line_(astrophysics)
Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania
home to the Hershey Bears ice hockey team, the longest-existing member of the American Hockey League, operating since 1938. Giant Center replaced Hersheypark
Giant_Center
Topics referred to by the same term
Frost Giant Studios, a video game developer formed in 2020 Ice giant (disambiguation) Giants of the Frost, a 2004 horror/fantasy novel by Kim Wilkins This
Frost_Giant_(disambiguation)
2009 NASA spacecraft mission concept
generated by Voyager 2's flyby in 1989, and would have provided clues to ice giant formation and evolution. The Argo mission was meant to compete for the
Argo_(NASA_spacecraft)
Frigid super-Earth orbiting OGLE-2016-BLG-1195L
increased to 9.91±1.61 M🜨, resulting in it likely being a Neptune-like ice giant planet. The planet has been referred to as Hoth due to its resemblance
OGLE-2016-BLG-1195Lb
Large, round non-stellar astronomical object
drag. Depending on the accretion history of solids and gas, a giant planet, an ice giant, or a terrestrial planet may result. It is thought that the regular
Planet
Extinct species of mammal
doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2021.04.022. Hoganson, JW (2002). "Occurrence of the Giant Ice Age Bison, Bison latifrons, in North Dakota" (PDF). NDGS Newsletter. 29
Bison_latifrons
Study of extraterrestrial oceans
hydrogen deep in the interior of gas giants like Jupiter. Oceans of liquid carbon have been hypothesized to exist on ice giants, notably Neptune and Uranus. Magma
Planetary_oceanography
Unconfirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 219134
of 11 or 15 Earth masses, suggesting that it is likely a Neptune-like ice giant. Unlike HD 219134 b and HD 219134 c it is not observed to transit and
HD_219134_g
Hypothetical planets further than Neptune
trans-Neptunian objects, astronomers hypothesized the existence of a super-Earth or ice giant planet, 2 to 15 times the mass of the Earth and beyond 200 AU with possibly
Planets_beyond_Neptune
of transiting exoplanets List of exoplanets and planetary debris around giant stars List of exoplanets and planetary debris around white dwarfs List of
Lists_of_planets
Ice hockey club in Belfast, Northern Ireland
The Belfast Giants are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). They
Belfast_Giants
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
are the planets of the outer Solar System: two gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) and two ice giants (Uranus and Neptune). Jupiter and Saturn possess nearly
Solar_System
Hypothetical compound with formula C(OH)4
is stable at high pressure; thus, it may form in the interior of the ice giant planets Uranus and Neptune, where water and methane are common. By loss
Orthocarbonic_acid
2009 video game
of Axel's landscapes to get through the dream world by defeating the Ice Giant and helping Axel fulfill his greatest wish - to paint a picture of all
Axel_&_Pixel
Planet with an icy surface
OGLE-2013-BLG-0341LBb, OGLE-2016-BLG-1195Lb and MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb. Ice giant Icy moon Ocean world Snowball Earth Hoth – Fictional planet in Star Wars
Ice_planet
American ice hockey player
is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and current associate coach for EIHL side Belfast Giants. He was most recently the general manager
Jeff_Mason
Gas giants with their atmospheric layers stripped
CoRoT-7b was always a rocky planet and not the eroded core of a gas or ice giant, due to the young age of the star system. In 2020, a high-density planet
Chthonian_planet
Street art campaign by Shepard Fairey
Posse, so it said Andre the Giant Has a Posse, and it was sort of appropriated from hip-hop slang – Public Enemy, N.W.A and Ice-T were all using the word
Andre_the_Giant_Has_a_Posse
Type of exoplanet
exoplanets are a class of exoplanets that are similar in size to the ice giants Neptune and Uranus in the Solar System. Neptunian exoplanets may have
Neptunian_exoplanet
that are not gas giants cannot be predicted by the Sudarsky system, for example terrestrial planets such as Earth and Venus, or ice giants such as Uranus
Sudarsky's gas giant classification
Sudarsky's_gas_giant_classification
Innermost layer(s) of a planet
possible composition from traditional stony/iron, to ice or to fluid metallic hydrogen. Gas giant cores are proportionally much smaller than those of terrestrial
Planetary_core
Natural physical entity in space
a body and an object: It is a body in reference to the frozen nucleus of ice and dust, and an object in reference to the entire comet with its diffuse
Astronomical_object
Fifth planet from the Sun
fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass nearly 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar
Jupiter
Sub-Saturn exoplanet 8,500 light years away
incorrect or incomplete. This has implications for habitability because gas/ice giants like Jupiter and Neptune greatly influenced the Earth's water content
OGLE-2012-BLG-0950Lb
Planet containing a significant amount of water or other liquid
these light elements. Otherwise, they would form a warmer version of an ice giant instead, like Uranus and Neptune.[citation needed] Gravitational calculations
Ocean_world
Overview of and topical guide to Uranus
Uranus is mainly composed of ice and rock. Astronomical object Gravitationally rounded object Planet Giant planet Ice giant Planet of the Solar System Outer
Outline_of_Uranus
1966 film by Shigeo Tanaka
commissioned to write a story outline, which featured Gamera battling alien ice giants. Nagata instructed screenwriter Niisan Takahashi to write a "lavish" blockbuster
Gamera_vs._Barugon
Frozen dessert typically composed of ice cream between two biscuits
An ice cream sandwich is a type of ice cream novelty sold and eaten in many countries. An ice cream sandwich consists of ice cream of varying flavors
Ice_cream_sandwich
Hypothetical mechanism of planet formation
be a terrestrial planet, an ice giant or a gas giant. Wilkins, Alasdair. "Why Earth might have started out as a gas giant". Gizmodo. Retrieved 6 June
Tidal_downsizing
Astronomical theory about the Solar System
planets can migrate over long distances during or after their formation. Ice giants such as Uranus and Neptune are thought to be failed cores, which formed
Nebular_hypothesis
Ice hockey league in the United Kingdom, formed in 2003
is an ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hockey Superleague, it is the highest level of ice hockey
Elite_Ice_Hockey_League
Proposed European twin orbiters to Neptune and Uranus
"The ODINUS Mission Concept – The Scientific Case for a Mission to the Ice Giant Planets with Twin Spacecraft to Unveil the History of our Solar System"
ODINUS
State of matter
the atmospheres of the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn, the terrestrial planet Venus, and presumably in those of the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Supercritical
Supercritical_fluid
NFL team in East Rutherford, New Jersey
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League
New_York_Giants
Species of tree native to North America
Sequoiadendron giganteum (also known as the giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood or Wellingtonia) is a species of coniferous tree, classified in
Sequoiadendron_giganteum
Extrasolar planet
than Uranus, and having a mass 16.1 times that of Earth, typical of an ice giant. Kipping, D. M.; Torres, G.; Buchhave, L. A.; Kenyon, S. J.; Henze, C
Kepler-421b
Hypothetical Solar System planet
from the proto-planetary disk and developed into the core of a gas giant or ice giant. Instead, its growth was halted early, leaving it with a lower mass
Planet_Nine
Habitability of the celestial bodies of the Solar System
VTOL-capable rotorcraft with a launch date set for 2027. The planet Uranus, an ice giant, is unlikely to be habitable. The local temperatures and pressures may
Planetary habitability in the Solar System
Planetary_habitability_in_the_Solar_System
SLS Block 1B launch vehicle could launch two spacecraft, one to each ice giant, with launch dates suggested from 2024 to 2037 followed by a four-year
List of Space Launch System launches
List_of_Space_Launch_System_launches
the end and turned out to be real: a giant whale who defeats Gutt's crew (minus Squint) by blasting them away. In Ice Age: Continental Drift, Precious helped
List_of_Ice_Age_characters
Neptune trojan
(provisional designation 2005 TO74) is a Neptune trojan, co-orbital with the ice giant Neptune, approximately 97 kilometers (60 miles) in diameter. It was named
385695_Clete
Moon of Uranus
Spacecraft Exploration of the Uranian Satellites: Candidate Ocean Worlds in an Ice Giant System". The Planetary Society Journal. 2 (3): 120. arXiv:2105.01164.
Puck_(moon)
Frozen water; the solid state of water
lattice. It is speculated that superionic ice could compose the interior of ice giants such as Uranus and Neptune. Ice is "slippery" because it has a low coefficient
Ice
Super-Earth orbiting Kepler-1652
60 R🜨, within the super-Earth range between the sizes of Earth and the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Usually, the transition between rocky Super-Earths
Kepler-1652b
2012 studio album by David Byrne and St. Vincent
Love This Giant is a studio album made in collaboration between American musicians David Byrne and St. Vincent (Annie Clark), released on 4AD and Todo
Love_This_Giant
predict giant planet formation to be within 10 AU, where the planets can coalesce quickly enough before the disk evaporates. Very-long-period giant planets
Exoplanet orbital and physical parameters
Exoplanet_orbital_and_physical_parameters
Vortex on non-Earth planets with atmospheres
largest extraterrestrial vortices are found on the gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn; and the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune. Due to Mercury's thin atmosphere
Extraterrestrial_vortex
1996 video game
creature acting as the gem's guardian. Quickthorpe's first target is the Ice Giant living in the Northern region of the Frozen Lands - the area in which
Fable_(1996_video_game)
visit an ice giant". Astronomy Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2016. Gough, Evan (22 November 2019). "Aquatic Rover Drives on the Underside of the Ice in Antarctica"
List of proposed missions to the outer planets
List_of_proposed_missions_to_the_outer_planets
Canadian ice hockey player
Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who last played for, and captained, the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Keefe announced
Adam_Keefe_(ice_hockey)
Accumulation of particles into planetesimals
formation of giant planet cores in the outer Solar System before the dispersal of the gas disk. A reduction in the size of pebbles as they lose water ice after
Pebble_accretion
Exoplanets similar to Jupiter
exact formation of Jupiter-like exoplanets are not known, models of gas giant planet formation predict that Jupiter-like planets should easily form around
Jupiter_analogue
1988 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
reality, which shrinks to become a large pearl, unknowingly causing the Ice Giants, a race of beings who had been imprisoned by the gods, to escape their
Sourcery
Ongoing NASA interstellar program
planetary alignment to explore the two gas giants Jupiter and Saturn and potentially also the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune—to fly near them while collecting
Voyager_program
Mexican cave renowned for its giant crystals
los cristales), also known as Naica Cave (Spanish: Cueva de Naica) or the Giant Crystal Cave, is a cave connected to the Naica Mine at a depth of 300 metres
Cave_of_the_Crystals
Rare natural phenomenon
boulder size. In 2016, giant snowballs washed up on a beach in Siberia, some measuring a metre (about 3 feet) across. An ice specialist from the Finnish
Ice_eggs
Main sequence star
In 2023, a scientific paper reported observations consistent with two ice-giant type exoplanets of several to tens of Earth masses having undergone a
ASASSN-21qj
1942 film
Lois Lane to do a story on the Arctic Giant exhibit where there is a chance that it might still be alive if the ice around it melted. Clark Kent offers
The_Arctic_Giant
French wrestler and actor (1946–1993)
ʁusimɔf]; 19 May 1946 – 28 January 1993), known professionally as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Dubbed "the Eighth Wonder
André_the_Giant
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2008)
Mathis Preston (born July 21, 2008) is a Canadian ice hockey centre for the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He is considered a top
Mathis_Preston
2026 film by Eli Roth
discover a giant walk-in freezer filled with the Ice Cream Man's treats and find the local priest hiding there. The priest explains that the Ice Cream Man
Ice_Cream_Man_(2026_film)
Period of long-term reduction in temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere
An ice age is a period of time when decreased temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere results in the prolonged presence or expansion of continental
Ice_age
Class of planets with more mass than Jupiter
times the distance at which Neptune orbits the Sun. Extrasolar planet Ice giant Hot Jupiter Jupiter analogue Kepler-1704b List of planet types Sub-brown
Super-Jupiter
Depictions of the planet
him that I'd given Neptune a solid surface when everyone knows it's a gas giant, so I had to insert a sentence explaining that. — Mike Resnick, on selling
Neptune_in_fiction
Hypotheses about Triton's origin
five-planet Nice model. The five-planet Nice model proposes an additional ice giant planet in addition to Uranus and Neptune early in the Solar System that
Capture_of_Triton
Marvel Comics fictional character
an ice giant. Jack Frost has the ability to generate sub-freezing temperatures. Combined with ambient water vapor, he can create snow, sleet, and ice for
Jack_Frost_(Marvel_Comics)
2016 Blue Sky Studios film
and accidentally sends a giant asteroid towards Earth, the Herd and Buck go on a mission to find a way to fend it off. Ice Age: Collision Course premiered
Ice_Age:_Collision_Course
Continental glacier in North America during the last ice age
The Laurentide ice sheet (LIS) was a massive sheet of ice that covered millions of square miles, including most of Canada and a large portion of the Northern
Laurentide_ice_sheet
atmospheres of gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn, which tend to retain their primary atmospheres. The atmospheres of ice giants such as Uranus and Neptune
Secondary_atmosphere
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