A reflective, metal-rich atmosphere for GJ 1214b from its JWST phase curve

There are no planets intermediate in size between Earth and Neptune in our Solar System, yet these objects are found around a substantial fraction of other stars [1]. Population statistics show that close-in planets in this size range bifurcate into two classes based on their radii [2, 3]. It is hyp...

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Main Authors: Kempton, EM-R, Zhang, M, Bean, JL, Steinrueck, ME, Piette, AAA, Parmentier, V, Malsky, I, Roman, MT, Rauscher, E, Gao, P, Bell, TJ, Xue, Q, Taylor, J, Savel, AB, Arnold, KE, Nixon, MC, Stevenson, KB, Mansfield, M, Kendrew, S, Zieba, S, Ducrot, E, Dyrek, A, Lagage, P-O, Stassun, KG, Henry, GW, Barman, T, Lupu, R, Malik, M, Kataria, T, Ih, J, Fu, G, Welbanks, L, McGill, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2023