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Mapping the Cloud-driven Atmospheric Dynamics and Chemistry of an Isolated Exoplanet Analog with Harmonic Signatures

  • Authors: Michael K. Plummer, Francis P. Cocchini, Peter A. Kearns, Allison M. McCarthy, Étienne Artigau, Nicolas B. Cowan, Roman Akhmetshyn, Johanna M. Vos, Evert Nasedkin, Channon Visscher, Björn Benneke, René Doyon, Stanimir A. Metchev, Jason F. Rowe, Genaro Suárez

Michael K. Plummer et al 2026 The Astronomical Journal 171 .

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NIRISS/SOSS (left) and NIRSpec/PRISM (right) vertical variability maps for SIMP J0136. Top row: composite maps including variation in the percentage deviation across all observed wavelengths. Middle row: S/N vertical map. Pressure levels ≳ 1 bar have the highest S/N corresponding to higher observational S/N in wavelengths ≲ 1.8 μm. Bottom row: S/N-weighted composite variability maps. Stratification into ≳2 interacting layers can be observed. As the rotational period is ∼2.4 hr, longitudinal wrapping can be observed within each observation. Visually, atmospheric evolution can be seen over the ∼35 hr between observations.

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