A team of multinational scientists were able to look more closely into the environment of MASCARA-2 b, a large, scorching hot gaseous planet in our galaxy.
Hot exoplanet atmosphere can vaporize metals
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RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Using the Extreme Precision Spectrometer, or EXPRES, a team of multinational scientists were able to look more closely into the environment of MASCARA-2 b, a large, scorching hot gaseous planet in our galaxy, Yale News reports.
MASCARA-2 b is a gas giant twice the size of Jupiter located 140 parsecs, or 4.3 quadrillion kilometers, away from Earth.
MASCARA-2 b is just 8 million kilometers away from its sun, making its atmosphere reach temperatures of more than 1726.6 degrees Celsius.
Further observations using the EXPRES spectrogram indicate that the gas giant contains small quantities of gaseous iron, magnesium and chromium.
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Scientist using EXPRES tool to observe MASCARA-2 b 2.
Distance between MASCARA-2 b and Earth 3.
Temperature on MASCARA-2 b 4.
Vaporized metals found on MASCARA-2 b VOICEOVER (in English): "Using the Extreme Precision Spectrometer, or EXPRES, a team of multinational scientists were able to look more closely into the environment of MASCARA-2 b, a large, scorching hot gaseous planet in our galaxy, Yale News reports." "MASCARA-2 b is a gas giant twice the size of Jupiter located 140 parsecs away from Earth — that's the equivalent of 4.3 quadrillion kilometers or 2.68 quadrillion miles." "MASCARA-2 b is just 8 million kilometers or 5 million miles away from its sun, making its atmosphere reach temperatures of more than 1726.6 degrees Celsius or 3,140 degrees Fahrenheit." "Further observations using the EXPRES spectrogram indicate that the gas giant contains small quantities of gaseous iron, magnesium and chromium." SOURCES: Yale News https://news.yale.edu/2020/04/22/yales-expres-looks-skies-scorching-distant-planet *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377