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| Illustration HAT-P-7b, Source: University of Warwick |
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exoplanets - planets outside our solar system-sized kita-- named HAT-P-7b, has
a cloud allegedly made of rubies and sapphires. Researchers
from the University of Warwick in the UK, said it found when they observed
weather patterns planet HAT-P-7b within 1,000 light years from Earth.
According
to researchers, it is the first time the giant gas eskoplanet weather patterns
are found. They also said, had been watching the clouds with stunning visuals
that are likely made of corundum, a mineral found in rubies and sapphires. Although
covered by precious stones, HAT-P-7b is not a comfortable place to live. The
planet has a system of extreme weather, storms that often hit, and the
temperature reaches 2,500 degrees Celsius.
According
to research published in Nature Astronomy, HAT-P-7b has a tidal locked, ie, one
side always facing the star orbits its place so as to make the other side is
always cold. Quoted
of VOA, Wednesday (12/14/2016), the researchers were able to see a glow near
the equator with wind speeds vary dramatically pushing large amounts of cloud
across the planet.
"By
using NASA's Kepler satellite, we were able to study the light reflected from
the atmosphere HAT-P-7b, and found that the atmosphere was changed from time to
time," said David Armstrong in Astrophysics Group Warwick.
"These
results indicate that high winds rotating planet, carrying clouds from the dark
side to the light side. Wind speed change dramatically, which created the
formation of large clouds and then disappear. This is the first detection of the
weather in a giant gas planet outside our solar system , "added Armstrong. HAT-P-7b
was discovered in 2008. The planet is 500 times larger than Earth and 40
percent bigger than Jupiter, which orbits the star where the size of two times
larger than the sun.
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