If you think that living on Earth in 2020 is comparable to hell, to prove you wrong, planet K2-141B is here.
On a burning hot planet, hundreds of light-years away, the oceans are made up of molten lava, winds reach at supersonic speeds, and rain is formed from rocks. Scientists have made strange references, Hell’s Explanate The most “extreme” discovered so far.
According to a new study published in the Royal Astronomical Society’s monthly journal, scientists at McGill University, York University and the Institute of Scientific Education have discovered details of a new “lava planet” – a world that orbits its host very closely. The star or most of the flowing lava is made up of oceans.
Scientists have found that the atmosphere and weather cycle is K2-141B Especially strange. This Earth-sized exoplanets The surface, the sea and the atmosphere all appear to be composed of the same elements: rocks.
“The study is the first to make weather forecasts on 2-141b that could be detected hundreds of light years away from next-generation telescopes such as the James Webb Space Space Telescope,” Chairman Jiang Nguyen said in a news release. Week.
Julie Rousey, McGill Graphic Design and Getty Images
Analyzing the planet’s light patterns, scientists found that about two-thirds of the planets experience permanent light. Its star gravity makes it close to K2-141B at that point – meaning that the same side always faces the star.
The temperature of this burning hot part of the planet reaches 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit. It is not only warm enough to melt the rocks, but also makes them steam, creating a thin, hospitable atmosphere.
“The probability of our discovery means that the atmosphere extends slightly along the shores of the magma ocean, making it easier to find a place with space telescopes,” said co-author Nicholas Cowan.
The rest of the planet is plunged into a never-ending darkness, reaching a negative temperature of 328 degrees Fahrenheit.
In the Earth’s water cycle, water evaporates, rises into the atmosphere, condenses, and returns to the surface like rain. Now imagine that process, but instead of water, that 2-141b just has rocks to work with.
At K2-141b sodium, silicon monoxide and silicon dioxide evaporate into mineral vapor, which is carried by the supersonic wind to the darkness of the earth which is raging at more than 3,100 miles per hour. From there, the rocks “rain” back into the 60-mile-deep deep magma ocean, which flows toward the bright side to resume the cycle.
However, this cycle is not as stable as the one on Earth, scientists said. The flow of magma oceans is slower from night to day – researchers predict that the mineral composition will change over time, eventually leading to a complete change in the planet’s surface and atmosphere.
“All the rocky planets, including Earth, began as a molten world, but have since rapidly cooled and strengthened. The lava planets give us a rare glimpse at this stage of planetary evolution.”
Scientists hope that when more is expected they will further test their observations. James Webb Web Space Telescope Starting in 2021.
.
