Planet with superstorm (artist's impression)

Astronomers have measured a superstorm for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, the well-studied “hot Jupiter” HD209458b. The very high-precision observations of carbon monoxide gas show that it is streaming at enormous speed from the extremely hot day side to the cooler night side of the planet.

This artist’s impression shows the Jupiter-like transiting planet around its solar-like host star.

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ESO/L. Calçada

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ID:eso1026a
Typ:Illustration
Publiceringsdatum:23 juni 2010 19:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1026
Storlek:4000 x 2827 px

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Namn:HD209458b
Typ:Milky Way : Planet : Special Cases : Hot Jupiter
Avstånd:150 ljusår
Kategori:Illustrations

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