The imbalance in each cloud state is considered to be the reason for the change in brightness when SIMP 0136 rotates. If you think of Jupiter, this is easy to understand, as Jupiter as a natural gas giant may have similar structural and chemical composition.
Or another way to imagine, try to imagine the surface of the earth, says Philip Muirhead of Boston University.
In addition, the infrared light displayed by the blue line in the above picture comes from the upper layer of Simp 0136 atmosphere, which is much higher than its clouds.
It is believed that the brightness of SIMP 0136 is caused by these differences in infrared radiation, which varies with the rotation of temperature (such as cloud components) because the position of cloud components (such as cloud components) changes on the planet. In addition, researchers noticed that the Earth’s infrared light is particularly bright. They believe that these may be caused by Auroras, whose presence has been confirmed by radio wave observations.
However, it is difficult to explain all changes in infrared brightness only by cloud and temperature changes. Therefore, the team noted that there may be areas of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide concentrated in the atmosphere of SIMP 0136, and that these areas may also affect infrared brightness as the planet rotates.
This story originally appeared in wired Japan And has been translated from Japanese.
