Sulfur dioxide and silicate clouds discovered in the atmosphere of the warm Neptune WASP-107 b

21. 11. 2023 (accepted)

Sulfur dioxide and silicate clouds discovered in the atmosphere of the warm Neptune WASP-107 b

Star system: WASP 107 | Distance from the Sun: 210 light years

This is the first time these has been detected on a planet with a temperature below 1000 K

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SO2, silicate clouds, but no CH4 detected in a warm Neptune external link

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WASP 107

K6, Orange star

mass: 0.69 M☉

radius: 0.7 R☉

distance: 210 ly

stars in the system: 1

exoplanets: 2

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