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TOI-270 d atmosphere

TOI-270 d atmosphere
TOI-270 d atmosphere A new study led by the Southwest Research Institute reveals that TOI-270 d, a sub-Neptune, may be a giant rocky world enveloped by a deep, scorching atmosphere. Observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detected gases emerging from regions exceeding 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than the surface of Venus. Geochemical modeling suggests the presence of a magma ocean that could be sequestering ammonia. Southwest Research Institute