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What is the primary source of Jupiter’s internal heat?

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Jupiter radiates about 1.6 times as much heat, in the form of infrared energy, as it receives from the Sun. This indicates that Jupiter has an internal source of energy, probably heat created by Jupiter's collapse when it was formed.

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