Infographic: Planet Kepler-7b, cloud mapped

Kepler-7b, a sizzling, Jupiter-like world was the first planet to have its clouds mapped. Tidally locked, with one side in constant scorching daylight and the other in endless freezing night, the map allowed scientists to learn that planetary weather could conduct superheated air from one side of the planet to the other.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech