The findings of the planetary space that is free from clouds. Is it possible to live in?
Saturn's hot planet 'WASP-96b free from clouds has been discovered by a team of international astronomers under Dr. Nikolay Nikolov from Exeter University. They studied it using a large 8.2m telescope in Chile. With these findings, astronomers estimate that they can determine their atmospheric composition by starlight measurements caused by the reduction of starlight.
The planet is named WASP-96b It has a higher temperature of the Earth is about 1,027 degrees Celsius. Who is located at 980 light years dikonstelasi Phoenix. Researchers have traced more than 20 Spectra. But only this WASP-96b is completely free of clouds.
"Until recently, it was revealed as both sodium a very narrow peak or found completely lost. This is because the profile of the 'typical' tent-shaped can only be manufactured deep in the planet's atmosphere and for most of the planet seemed to get in the way. "said researchers.
Mist and clouds are believed to exist in some of the planets in the solar system and most of the most hot and cold. Despite the absence of clouds but their capabilities in blocking the light has an important role in the whole energy of the planet's atmosphere. But scientists say that it's hard to predict where this hot atmosphere has thick clouds.
"By looking at the different possibilities of the atmosphere, from the very cloudy until almost cloud free such as WASP-96b, we'll get a better understanding of what the cloud is made."
But the visible sign of sodium in the planet indicate the condition free from clouds. This facilitates observations the researchers to measure the amount of sodium that is in the atmosphere of the planet, found the same level as those in the solar system.
Sodium is the type of element that is most commonly experienced by our universe. And nutrients is a type of compound that gives a taste of salty sea water on the Earth. For his nutritional animal is compounds that regulate the activity of the heart and their metabolism. While sodium is found in the manufacture of electronic device such as a functioning lamp to produce light orange.
These findings can be a guide for astronomers to search further if there is the possibility of habitable or not. This article was published in the journal Nature. []
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