#HotJupiter: What we know so far. Ken Croswell, Science News
Apr 26, 2022, 12:30 AM
Photo: Artist’s depiction of a “hot Jupiter” planet. (Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech)
Hot Jupiters are a class of gas giant exoplanets that are inferred to be physically similar to Jupiter but that have very short orbital periods (P < 10 days). The close proximity to their stars and high surface-atmosphere temperatures resulted in their informal name "hot Jupiters".
Hot Jupiters are a class of gas giant exoplanets that are inferred to be physically similar to Jupiter but that have very short orbital periods (P < 10 days). The close proximity to their stars and high surface-atmosphere temperatures resulted in their informal name "hot Jupiters".
#HotJupiter: What we know so far. Ken Croswell, Science News