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Hot, Carbon-Rich Planet Artist Concept
NASA/JPL-Caltech2010-12-08
NASA
Washington, DC, United States
This artist concept shows the searing-hot gas planet WASP-12b orange orb and its star. NASA Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that the planet has more carbon than oxygen, making it the first carbon-rich planet ever observed.
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- Title: Hot, Carbon-Rich Planet Artist Concept
- Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
- Date Created: 2010-12-08
- Rights: JPL
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