Cloud Formation on Brown Dwarf (IMAGE)

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)

Cloud Formation on Brown Dwarf

Caption

This artist’s illustration shows a brown dwarf that hosts an atmosphere filled with gas and dust clouds. A new study on an ancient brown dwarf called The Accident has unlocked clues into how clouds like these form on gas giant planets and how the time at which they formed can impact their chemical composition.

Credit

NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor

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