Hot, Carbon-Rich Planet Artist Concept
This artist concept shows the searing-hot gas planet WASP-12b orange orb and its star. NASA Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that the planet has more carbon than oxygen, making it the first carbon-rich planet ever observed.
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NASA ID
PIA13691
Date Created
December 8, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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