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EPSC 2021: Cloud Spotting on a Distant Exoplanet
Some of the elements making WASP-127b unique, compared with the planets of our Solar System. (Credits: David Ehrenreich/Université de Genève, Romain Allart/Université de Montréal)

STRASBOURG, France (Europlanet Society PR) — An international team of astronomers has not only detected clouds on the distant exoplanet WASP-127b, but also measured their altitude with unprecedented precision. A presentation by Dr Romain Allart at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2021 shows how, by combining data from a space- and a ground-based telescope, the team has been able to reveal the upper structure of the planet’s atmosphere. This paves the way for similar studies of many other faraway worlds.

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