File:Ultra-Hot Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet Illustration (2022-014).png

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This is an artist's illustration of the planet KELT-20b which orbits a blue-white star.

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English: This is an artist's illustration of the planet KELT-20b which orbits a blue-white star. The giant planet is so close to its star (5 million miles) the torrent of ultraviolet radiation from the star heats the planet's atmosphere to over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This creates a thermal layer where the atmosphere increases in temperature with altitude. This is the best evidence to date – gleaned from the Hubble Space Telescope – for a host star affecting a planet's atmosphere directly. The seething planet is 456 light-years away.
Date 6 April 2022 (upload date)
Source Ultra-Hot Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet Illustration
Author ARTWORK: NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI)
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Public domain This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA and ESA. NASA Hubble material (and ESA Hubble material prior to 2009) is copyright-free and may be freely used as in the public domain without fee, on the condition that only NASA, STScI, and/or ESA is credited as the source of the material. This license does not apply if ESA material created after 2008 or source material from other organizations is in use.
The material was created for NASA by Space Telescope Science Institute under Contract NAS5-26555, or for ESA by the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre. Copyright statement at hubblesite.org or 2008 copyright statement at spacetelescope.org.
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