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exoplanet phase curve: a standalone construct

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Exoplanet science

the variation of a planet's brightness around its orbit, used to map day-night temperature contrast and heat redistribution.

In exoplanet science, exoplanet phase curve refers to the variation of a planet's brightness around its orbit, used to map day-night temperature contrast and heat redistribution. This meaning comes from Knutson (2007) in Nature.[1]

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References

Knutson, H. A., Charbonneau, D., Allen, L. E., Fortney, J. J., Agol, E., Cowan, N. B., Showman, A. P., Cooper, C. S., & Megeath, S. T. (2007). A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b. Nature, 447(7141), 183-186. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05782

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