We know of 4,284 exoplanets in our galactic neighborhood. We can’t wait for @NASAWebb and @NASARoman to add even more! #GoodNeighborDayhttps://twitter.com/NASARoman/status/1310648713421881345 …
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Will we be able to collect important data (physical characteristics: atmosphere, mass, gravity, surface temp) and identify the presence of a magnetic field to determine if the astronomical object is an Earth-like world, or will this just be "hey another exoplanet everybody!"
1. We can study exoplanet atmospheres, including their composition, through spectroscopy (see GIF!). For example, we expect to be able to distinguish between rocky planet atmospheres dominated by water vapor, nitrogen (like Earth), or carbon dioxide (like Mars and Venus).pic.twitter.com/4EAlAUirqv
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2. We can also build “weather” maps of atmospheric temperature as a function of longitude (like a 3D model of a planet’s atmosphere)! Here's the first-ever exoplanet temperature map from
@NASAspitzer. Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/nasa-s-webb-will-seek-atmospheres-around-potentially-habitable-exoplanets …pic.twitter.com/7k30QYu8Wj
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Could you explain what is 3D on that map? Thank you? Anyway, astonishing.
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Thank you so much for the information!
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