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EAS Publications Series
Volume 41, 2010
Physics and Astrophysics of Planetary Systems
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| Page(s) | 429 - 440 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1041035 | |
| Published online | 08 January 2010 | |
Physics and Astrophysics of Planetary Systems
T. Montmerle, D. Ehrenreich and A.-M. Lagrange (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 41 (2010) 429-440
T. Montmerle, D. Ehrenreich and A.-M. Lagrange (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 41 (2010) 429-440
Evaporation of extrasolar planets
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier and CNRS (UMR 5571), BP. 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
Corresponding author: david.ehrenreich@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr
Atomic hydrogen escaping from the extrasolar giant planet HD 209458b provides the largest observational signature ever detected for an extrasolar planet atmosphere. In fact, the upper atmosphere of this planet is evaporating. Observational evidences and interpretations coming from various models are reviewed. Implications for exoplanetology are discussed.
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