Visual WASP-107b landscape (IMAGE)

KU Leuven

Visual WASP-107b landscape

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Peering deep into the fluffy atmosphere of WASP-107b a team of European astronomers discovered not only water vapour and sulfur dioxide, but even silicate sand clouds.

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Illustration: LUCA School of Arts, Belgium/ Klaas Verpoest (visuals), Johan Van Looveren (typography). Science: Achrène Dyrek (CEA and Université Paris Cité, France), Michiel Min (SRON, the Netherlands), Leen Decin (KU Leuven, Belgium) / European MIRI EXO GTO team / ESA / NASA

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This image may only be used with appropriate credit and in relation to the press release "James Webb Space Telescope detects water vapour, sulfur dioxide and sand clouds in the atmosphere of a nearby exoplanet", issued under embargo on November 13, 2023.

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