Scientists believe this planet may harbor a thick atmosphere which circulates heat from the dayside to the nightside. Once on the cooler nightside, silicate clouds may condense out from the gas.
Scientists believe this planet may harbor a thick atmosphere which circulates heat from the dayside to the nightside. Once on the cooler nightside, silicate clouds may condense out from the gas.
The surface is so hot that silicate rocks would melt on 55 Cancri e. Silicate vapor in the atmosphere may condense out into sparkling clouds on the cooler, darker nightside which would reflect the lava below.
The surface is so hot that silicate rocks would melt on 55 Cancri e. Silicate vapor in the atmosphere may condense out into sparkling clouds on the cooler, darker nightside which would reflect the lava below.
The lava on the nightside is slightly cooler and thicker than on the dayside, however the planet is so hot that the lava can never cool enough to form any crust, even on the dark side.
The lava on the nightside is slightly cooler and thicker than on the dayside, however the planet is so hot that the lava can never cool enough to form any crust, even on the dark side.
55 Cancri e orbits a G type star named Copernicus, which is slightly smaller than the Sun. The planet is 65 times closer to the star than the Earth is to the Sun. So the star would appear 65 times bigger in its sky than the Sun appears to us.
55 Cancri e orbits a G type star named Copernicus, which is slightly smaller than the Sun. The planet is 65 times closer to the star than the Earth is to the Sun. So the star would appear 65 times bigger in its sky than the Sun appears to us.
