hot Jupiter
Noun
Meaning
hot Jupiter (plural hot Jupiters)
(planetology) An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.
Noun
hot Jupiter (plural hot Jupiters)
(planetology) An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.