The uneven level of the status of each cloud layer is thought to be why the brightness of Simp 0136 changes when it rotates. It is easy to understand if you think about Jupiter, which is a huge planet that has the ability to have similar structures and chemical components.
Or another way to imagine this, imagine the surface of the Earth, Philip Muirhead of Boston University, a co -author of a one New paper Outline these findings about Simp 0136. When the Earth rotates, when the ocean appears, you will observe the greener green and when you observe the brown or greener green, which means the continental, forest area, etceter appears, he explains.
In addition, infrared light is displayed by the blue lines in the picture above comes from a high layer of Simp 0136, far beyond its cloud layers.
It is thought that the brightness of Simp 0136, caused by the differences in infrared radiation, changes when it rotates because of the temperature, like the cloud composition, changing from place to place on the planet. In addition, the researchers found the hot spots in which the infrared light of the planet was especially bright. They believe that these can be caused by Auroras, the existence has been confirmed by radio waves.
However, it is difficult to explain all changes in infrared brightness just by cloud variations and temperatures. For this reason, the research team showed that there may be areas in the atmosphere of Simp 0136 where carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide concentration and these areas can also affect infrared brightness when the planet rotates.
This story initially appeared on Stringed Japan And was translated from Japanese.