The results are directly relevant to models of the interior structure and evolution of Jovian planets.Hydrogen and helium are the two lightest and most common elements in the universe.

• 伊利诺伊大学的科学家们宣称，除了土星，在像木星这样主要由氢和氦两种元素组成的巨型行星上其实也存在著类似的现象。