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molten interior
Coverage of molten interior in the Nexus archive.
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals a strange atmosphere on a hellish lava planet
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered details about the lava planet 55 Cancri e, revealing a hydrogen-rich atmosphere shaped by gases escaping from its molten interior. Volcanic outgassing may create temporary clouds on the planet, where temperatures are high enough to melt rock.