Discovery Alert! 📣
@NASAWebb viewed an exoplanet eclipse and made a brightness map of a well-known world. From these measurements, scientists mapped WASP-18 b's day side temperatures, showing a range of 2,800 to 4,800 degrees F (1,500 to 2,600 C). https://go.nasa.gov/42aAivX
#NASAExoplanets
@NASAWebb viewed an exoplanet eclipse and made a brightness map of a well-known world. From these measurements, scientists mapped WASP-18 b's day side temperatures, showing a range of 2,800 to 4,800 degrees F (1,500 to 2,600 C). https://go.nasa.gov/42aAivX
#NASAExoplanets
Discovery Alert: Webb Maps and Finds Traces of Water in an Ultra-hot Gas Giant's Atmosphere
Scientists used the Webb Telescope identified water vapor in the atmosphere of WASP-18 b, and made a temperature map of the planet as it slipped behind, and reappeared from, its star.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System