Prospects for detection of extra-solar giant planets by next-generation telescopes
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A study presents calculations that estimate the optical and infrared fluxes of giant planets located outside the solar system via a range of ages and show the conditions that make the observation of such planets possible via several large, next-generation telescopes. Extra-solar giant planets could even be brighter than the benchmark Jupiter because of the wide range of masses and ages that they may assume. These planets are likely to be visible if their masses are greater than Jupiter and their ages are younger than the planet by approximately 1 billion years.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Generation of lightning in Jupiter's water cloud
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A simple one-dimensional model, also called the 'entraining plume,' has been used to describe the lightning-generating environment in Jupiter. Results showed that lightning may be generated in Jupiter's atmosphere through convective transport, a mechanism similar to that which operates in terrestrial thunderstorms. The model also provided a mechanism for determining and predicting the conditions required for lightning to occur in jovian thunderstorms.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Walking on other planets
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Issues are presented concerning the use of an equation, which was developed in the 19th Century by nautical engineer William Froude for model ship construction, for the study of human movement on various planets.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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