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WASP-18b (Artist's Concept)

NASA/GSFC2017-11-29

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WASP-18b is an exoplanet located 325 light-years from Earth. The planet's mass is 10 times that of Jupiter, and it orbits its star once every 23 hours.

A 2017 study found that this planet has a stratosphere that's loaded with carbon dioxide, but has no signs of water. A stratosphere is a layer of atmosphere in which temperature increases with higher altitudes. The study used NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes.

https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22087

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  • Title: WASP-18b (Artist's Concept)
  • Creator: NASA/GSFC
  • Date Created: 2017-11-29
  • Rights: JPL
  • Album: kboggs
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