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JWST reveals asymmetrical atmosphere structure of hot Jupiter WASP-17b
A post credits Cornell and Bristol researchers with a new mapping technique that captured the atmosphere's bulging evening edge.
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A post says JWST mapped the atmosphere of WASP-17b, a hot Jupiter 1,300 light-years away, and found that one side bulges farther out. It credits Cornell and Bristol researchers with a new mapping technique and says winds move heat from the permanent dayside toward the night side, puffing up the evening edge. The post says previous models assumed a sphere.
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