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Clouds on a lava planet challenge what astronomers expected
Source: Phys.org · Published
A rocky lava planet once thought to be too extreme to have an atmosphere appears to be wrapped in one with a reflective layer of vaporized silicate mineral clouds, the same family of compounds that make up quartz and sand.
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