With exoplanet, we have a plan for those planets, which are orbiting a star like the Sun. Regarding these planets, scientists believe that life may exist on some of them.
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On Earth, we usually see three types of seasons, in which summer, winter and rainy season are common. Almost the same weather pattern prevails in countries around the world. But beyond our planet, the weather on other planets and exoplanet is something that you will be surprised to know. In the face of cyclonic storms, sandstorms and heavy snowfall on the earth, humans start to look helpless and pray for its end. But there are some exoplanets including planets in our solar system, where such phenomena keep going for years.
With exoplanet, we have a liking for those planets, which are orbiting a star like the Sun. Regarding these planets, scientists believe that life may exist on some of them. Since the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1992, more than 4,000 such planets have been identified so far. Investigations on exoplanet are trying to identify their atmospheric structure. However, scientists have come to know about some peculiar weather on these planets. In such a situation, let us tell you about four planets whose weather is very strange.
Iron rain on WASP-76b
The oversized WASP-76b exoplanet was discovered in 2013. This planet is two times larger than Jupiter, the largest planet present in our solar system. Its surface temperature is 2000 degrees. This means that the metal on the earth is in a hard state, it will easily melt and evaporate here. A research conducted in 2020 stated that it rains iron. Actually, when the iron rising up in the form of steam reaches towards the cold area of WASP-76b at night, it freezes. At the same time, when it is daytime on WASP-76b, this iron starts evaporating and blowing in the air.
Methane lakes on titan
Saturn’s largest moon is Titan, which is special because fluid flows on its surface. These fluids flow in the same way as rivers flow on the earth, but it is not water, but a mixture of many hydrocarbons. On Earth, chemicals such as methane are used for fuel, but Titan is so cold that it stagnates as a liquid and takes the form of lakes. It is believed that these hydrocarbons from cold volcanoes would have been released as gas in the atmosphere, then it started raining after freezing. But due to the absence of gravity, these rains occur at a very slow pace.
Dust storms on mars
The climate of Mars is completely different than that of Earth. The reason behind this is the lightness of the atmosphere and the dryness of the planet. Although the atmosphere of the red planet is extremely light, but it is not at all quiet. The speed of air on the planet is 30 km per hour, which is enough to transport any substance from one place to another. At the same time, research done through Viking lander revealed that the wind speed on Mars also reaches 110 km per hour. Due to the dry and sandy planet of Mars, dusty thunderstorms run here. These storms often last for months and cover the entire planet with dust.
Lightning on Jupiter
In 1979, Voyager 1 passed near the planet Jupiter and saw lightning strikes on the planet. Then in 2016, the Juno Mission started keeping a close watch on this electric crackle. It found that Jupiter recorded a lightning fall in the polar region of the planet. Apart from the normal camera, the photos were also taken with infrared and ultraviolet cameras. After studying the pictures obtained from Juno, it was found that there are two types of lightning. Scientists named one as Sprite and the other as Elves. This lightning strikes not just on the surface of the planet, but above the atmosphere.
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