Probing Thermal Gradients Of Habitable-zone Rocky Planets Using Direct Imaging As An Anti-indicator Of A Global Surface Ocean - Astrobiology

Probing Thermal Gradients Of Habitable-zone Rocky Planets Using Direct Imaging As An Anti-indicator Of A Global Surface Ocean - Astrobiology

Future direct-imaging missions, such as the Large Interferometer for Exoplanets (LIFE), aim to observe thermal emission from potentially habitable planets to characterize their surface environments and search for signs of life. Previous studies of directly imaged Earth-like planets have mainly examined the signatures of atmospheric composition, often using one-dimensional models, while the effect of horizontal […] The post Probing Thermal Gradie…