Cloud Atlas of Hot Jupiters (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Cloud Atlas of Hot Jupiters

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Predicted cloud altitudes and compositions for a range of temperatures common on hot Jupiter planets. The range, in Kelvin, corresponds to about 800-3,500 degrees Fahrenheit, or 427-1,927 degrees Celsius.

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UC Berkeley image by Peter Gao

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