Astronomers Map Out 3D Structure of WASP-121b’s Atmosphere

Feb 18, 2025 - 15:30
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Astronomers Map Out 3D Structure of WASP-121b’s Atmosphere
This diagram shows the structure and motion of the atmosphere of WASP-121b. Image credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser.

Using four telescope units of ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have now probed deep inside the atmosphere of the ultrahothot-Jupiter exoplanet WASP-121b and revealed distinct powerful winds in separate layers, forming a map of the atmosphere’s 3D structure.

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