College of Science Lecture Series: "Strange New Worlds: Steamy Planets, Crystal Clouds, and the Seeds of Life"

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Presenter:

Dr. Sarah Moran

Director's Postdoctoral Fellow, Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona 

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Abstract:

Since the first discovery of extrasolar planets in the 1990s, we have learned that the eight worlds of our solar system are just a few drops in a vast ocean of thousands of planets. Dr. Moran will discuss some of the strangest worlds out in the galaxy, and the bizarre materials that make up their atmospheres. With over a year of James Webb Space Telescope observations, we now know more than ever before about what makes these planets tick.