Methane throughout the atmosphere of the warm exoplanet WASP-80b.
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Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
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Date de publication:
Nov 2023
Nov 2023
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received:
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2023
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09
2023
medline:
24
11
2023
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11
2023
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11
2023
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Résumé
The abundances of main carbon- and oxygen-bearing gases in the atmospheres of giant exoplanets provide insights into atmospheric chemistry and planet formation processes
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doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06687-0
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-06687-0
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eng
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© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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