Scientists wipe the mysterious planet while drifting it across space

It is believed that the absence of each cloud layer is the reason why the SIMP 0136 brightness changes during its rotation. It is easy to understand whether you are thinking about Jupiter, which is likely to have a similar brown giant gas planet and chemical composition.

Or to put another way to photograph this, try to imagine the surface of the earth. New paper He explains that there is a definition of these results about SIMP 0136. ”With the Earth’s rotation, when the ocean is shown, you will monitor stronger blue colors, and when you notice stronger brown or green colors, this means that the continents, forest areas, etc..”

A picture of Ourora that was observed on Jupiter, which can have a similar composition of SIMP 0136.

Photo: NASA/EsA/J. Nichols (Leicester University); Thanks and appreciation: A. Simon (nasa/gsfc)/OPAL team

In addition, the light with infrared that the blue lines show in the shape above of a high layer of SIMP 0136, much higher than its cloud layers.

The brightness of SIMP 0136, caused by these differences in infrared radiation, is believed to change during its rotation because the temperature, such as the formation of the cloud, differs from one place to another on the planet. In addition, the researchers noticed hot points as the infrared light of the planet was particularly bright. They believe that these may be caused by Auroras, whose existence has already been confirmed through radio wave notes.

However, it is difficult to explain all changes in infrared brightness only by cloud differences and temperature. For this reason, the research team indicates that there may be areas in the SIMP 0136 atmosphere where the first carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are concentrated, and that these areas may also affect infrared brightness with the rotation of the planet.

This story was originally appeared on Wireless Japan It was translated from Japanese.