ultra-hot jupiters
ultra-hot jupiters is the plural of ultra-hot jupiter.
Meaning of ultra-hot jupiter
Noun
ultra-hot jupiter (plural ultra-hot jupiters)
- A giant planet, of similar mass to that of Jupiter, which orbits close enough to its sun to become tidally locked, and whose day-side atmosphere has therefore heated up so much, as to break apart most molecules, leaving atomic gas. The day-side atmosphere has the temperature and spectral characteristics of a star's surface.
Questions about ultra-hot jupiters
- What is ultra-hot jupiters the plural of?
- Ultra-hot jupiters is the plural of ultra-hot jupiter.
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