"Could Exist for Billions of Years" --Exoplanets Engulfed by Magma Oceans May Evolve Water-Rich Atmospheres
“Liquid magma is actually quite runny,” said University of Chicago planetary scientist, Edwin Kite, about a new study by University of Chicago and Stanford University researchers suggesting a mechanism where planets could develop atmospheres full of water vapor similar to what makes life on Earth’s surface possible, regulating our climate and sheltering us from damaging cosmic rays. Magma Oceans Suck Hydrogen Out of the Atmosphere “So it also turns over vigorously, just like oceans on Earth do,” Kite added. “There’s a good chance these magma oceans are sucking hydrogen o...
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