A distant planet traversing its orbit shows variations in its infrared brightness, providing the first map of its climate. These variations paint a picture of a dynamic world, with efficient redistribution of stellar heat.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Knutson, H. et al. Nature 447, 183–186 (2007).
Werner, M. W. & Fanson, J. L. Proc. SPIE 2475, 418–427 (1995).
Burrows, A. Nature 433, 261–268 (2005).
Charbonneau, D., Brown, T. M., Burrows, A. & Laughlin, G. in Protostars and Planets V (eds Reipurth, B. & Jewitt, D.) 701–716 (Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson, 2007).
Burrows, A., Sudarsky, D. & Hubeny, I. Astrophys. J. Lett. 650, 1140–1149 (2006).
Deming, D., Seager, S., Richardson, L. J. & Harrington, J. Nature 434, 740–743 (2005).
Deming, D., Harrington, J., Seager, S. & Richardson, L. R. Astrophys. J. Lett. 644, 560–564 (2006).
Charbonneau, D. et al. 626, 523–529 (2005).
Richardson, L. J., Deming, D., Horning, K., Seager, S. & Harrington, J. Nature 445, 892–895 (2007).
Grillmair, C. J. et al. Astrophys. J. Lett. 658, 115–118 (2007).
Harrington, J. et al. Science 314, 623–626 (2006).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Burrows, A. Remote climes. Nature 447, 155–156 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/447155a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/447155a
- Springer Nature Limited
This article is cited by
-
Water on distant worlds
Nature (2007)