Planets Pass Gas, Too!

WASP-107b is about the same size as Jupiter but has only one-tenth its mass. Explore how WASP-107b's low density and high temperatures create unique planetary winds.

Topics

  • astrophysics
  • planetary science
  • atmospheric science
  • Earth science
  • solar radiation
  • exoplanet atmospheres
  • escape velocity
  • SP2
  • SP5
  • HS-PS3-3
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.1
  • Newton's Laws
  • Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
  • Newton’s third law of motion
  • atmospheric wind
  • exoplanet
  • gravity
  • planetary wind
  • stellar wind