K2-141b. “Oceans Of Molten Lava And ‘Rocky Rain’ On The Most Extreme Planet Yet. It’s thought that K2-141b is a place where rock is vaporized and falls as a mineral “rocky rain” that replenishes an ocean of molten lava, and supersonic winds that rage over 3,100 mph/5,000 kmph. However, it’s those high temperatures on its day-side that create something bizarre; a cycle something like Earth’s water cycle, but with rock. It’s so hot that rock is thought to evaporate and precipitate. In short, it rains rock.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/11/06/weve-found-oceans-of-molten-lava-and-rocky-rain-on-the-most-extreme-planet-yet-say-scientists/?sh=573707fa4825
linkedin post 2022-06-29 05:12:48
Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022