A global cloud map of the nearest known brown dwarf

Ian J. M. Crossfield,Beth Biller,Joshua E. Schlieder,Niall Deacon,Mickaël Bonnefoy,Derek Homeier,F. Allard,Esther Buenzli,Th. Henning,Wolfgang Brandner,Bertrand Goldman,T. Kopytova

A global cloud map of the nearest known brown dwarf

2014

Ian J. M. Crossfield
Beth Biller
Joshua E. Schlieder
Niall Deacon
Mickaël Bonnefoy
Derek Homeier
F. Allard
Esther Buenzli
Th. Henning
Wolfgang Brandner
Bertrand Goldman
T. Kopytova

A map of the surface of a brown dwarf reveals features that suggest patchy clouds, providing the mechanism for the dispersal of atmospheric dust as brown dwarfs cool with age.

Keywords:

Astronomy
Brown dwarf
Astrobiology
Biological dispersal
Cloud computing
Stars
Exoplanet
Physics
Astrophysics
Atmosphere
Atmospheric circulation
Alpha Centauri
Jupiter
Planet

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