Open AccessSeeing Stripes in the Atmosphere of a Brown Dwarf
Author(s) -
Damond Benningfield
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo154541
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , brown dwarf , astrobiology , astronomy , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , astrophysics , physics , meteorology , stars
A planet-hunting satellite’s observations of the nearby system Luhman 16 AB reveal bands of clouds, high-speed jets, and polar vortices.