Temporary-Map1842 t1_ixm7lal wrote on November 24, 2022 at 2:39 PM Reply to comment by Chazmer87 in JWST snaps first chemical profile of an exoplanet atmosphere | We knew Wasp 39b was rich in CO2, but now we have the full molecular picture by chrisdh79 Photochemistry is not photosynthesis as many seem to have assumed. Photochemistry happens on Titan nothing groundbreaking other than JWST can make this measurement over a greater distance than previously possible. Permalink Parent 1
Temporary-Map1842 t1_ixm7lal wrote
Reply to comment by Chazmer87 in JWST snaps first chemical profile of an exoplanet atmosphere | We knew Wasp 39b was rich in CO2, but now we have the full molecular picture by chrisdh79
Photochemistry is not photosynthesis as many seem to have assumed. Photochemistry happens on Titan nothing groundbreaking other than JWST can make this measurement over a greater distance than previously possible.