Simulated Atmosphere of a Hot Gas Giant

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spitzer_sig16-007 March 28th, 2016

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MIT/Principia College

The turbulent atmosphere of a hot, gaseous planet known as HD 80606b is shown in this simulation based on data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The planet spends most of its time far away from its star, but every 111 days, it swings extremely close to the star, experiencing a massive burst of heat. Spitzer measured the whole heating cycle of this planet, determining its coolest (less than 400 degrees Fahrenheit) and hottest (2,000 degrees Fahrenheit) temperatures.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Spitzer Space Telescope mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Science operations are conducted at the Spitzer Science Center at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. Spacecraft operations are based at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Littleton, Colorado. Data are archived at the Infrared Science Archive housed at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech. Caltech manages JPL for NASA.

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6171-sig16-007-Simulated-Atmosphere-of-a-Hot-Gas-Giant

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

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Image Details

Image Type
Simulation
Object Name
HD 80606b
Spitzer_sig16-007_1280
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ID
sig16-007
Subject Category
Subject Name
HD 80606b
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MIT/Principia College
Type
Simulation
Image Quality
Good
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Instrument
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Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
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Reference Pixel
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Rotation
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Quality
FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
Spitzer Space Telescope
URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
Rights
Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
sig16-007.tif
Metadata Date
2016-03-29
Metadata Version
1.2
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