JUPITER, a laboratory for studying exoplanets

18/02/2015
The Astrophysical Journal Letters is publishing a study, led by the Severo Ochoa postdoctoral researcher at the IAC Pilar Montañés, which has been the subject of a report in the journal Nature. It the study Jupiter is presented as an ideal laboratory for research into exoplanets which are similar. The study has used the largest of Jupiter's satellites,  Ganymede, as a mirror to analyze the atmosphere of the planet. The observations were performed during an eclipse of Ganymede by Jupiter, and allowed the researchers to observe Jupiter as if it were a transiting exoplanet. >> Read further