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Signature of a Carbon-Rich Planet
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This plot of data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope indicates the presence of molecules in the planet WASP-12b -- a super-hot gas giant that orbits tightly around its star.
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Credit lineSignature of a Carbon-Rich Planet. NASA/JPL, 2010-12-08. Public domain. ID: PIA13690.