So this is planet K2-141b it is located 200 light years from earth
Specifications
- It has winds more than 3000mph
- Surface temperature over 2760 Celsius
- Five times the size of earth
So this planet was first discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope in 2018.K2-141b orbits 665,000 miles from its orange dwarf host star . In comparison ,the Mercury orbits an average of 36 million miles from Sun.
The one side of the always face its host star this means it is been locked in one side just like our moon lock one side by earth.so this causes endless daylight and soaring temperatures to vaporize its rocks .Its atmosphere are made with mineral vapors
The other side that faces away from the star has a temperature as cold as -200 deg Celsius which freezes even nitrogen.
According to Daily Mail,Giang Nguyen ,the lead author of this study and a PHD student said that the smoldering planet has a surface ,ocean and atmosphere that are all made-up of rocks .It also includes molten lava and falling stones
The hot side is so extreme that magma can evaporate causing atmosphere toxic
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