Mini Neptune (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mini Neptune

Caption

The planetary odd couple of a mini-Neptune and hot Jupiter probably formed out beyond its star’s “frostline,” in the colder region of the system’s early protoplanetary disk.

 

Credit

Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT

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