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The Atmosphere of an Exoplanet Reveals Secrets About Its Surface


Astronomers have now characterized the atmospheres of several exoplanets, with JWST and upcoming missions promising to turn that into the thousands. The next era will come when our observatories can directly observe the surfaces of exoplanets. We're learning that the atmospheres of planets and their surfaces affect one another, and just by observing their atmospheres, we'll learn valuable secrets about the surfaces of those worlds.

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