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JWST Maps TRAPPIST-1b and 1c as Bare Rocky Worlds With Extreme Day-Night Contrasts
Using 60 hours of continuous James Webb Space Telescope observations, astronomers have mapped the temperatures of TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c and found evidence that both Earth-sized worlds are rocky, tidally locked, and
Key Takeaways
- Webb observed TRAPPIST-1b and 1c continuously for 60 hours in infrared light.
- Researchers created the first temperature maps of Earth-sized exoplanets around another star.
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