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Planetary science

Planetary science

Winter wonder worlds: an exploration of other planets’ seasons

24 Dec 2021
Taken from the December 2021 issue of Physics World where it first appeared under the headline "Winter wonder worlds".

The winter holiday season comes but once a year – on Earth. Eleanor Spring takes a tour through some of the seasonal extremities experienced on distant worlds. A chilly Earth winter never looked so inviting!

Comic by Eleanor Spring
(c) Eleanor Spring 2021

Eleanor Spring is an astrophysicist and science communicator who is currently completing her PhD in exoplanet atmospheres at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, www.springtomindnl.com, @eleanor_spring on Twitter
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