51 Eri b (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

51 Eri b

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This is an artistic conception of the Jupiter-like exoplanet, 51 Eri b, seen in the near-infrared light that shows the hot layers deep in its atmosphere glowing through clouds. Because of its young age, this young cousin of our own Jupiter is still hot, and carries information on the way it was formed 20 million years ago.

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Danielle Futselaar & Franck Marchis, SETI Institute

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