Kepler-7b and Jupiter. Computer illustration comparing the exoplanet planet Kepler-7b with Jupiter. Kepler-7b is a hot Jupiter that is about half the

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Kepler-7b and Jupiter. Computer illustration comparing the exoplanet planet Kepler-7b with Jupiter. Kepler-7b is a hot Jupiter that is about half the mass of Jupiter but nearly times its radius. It is the first exoplanet to have its clouds mapped. The cloud map was produced using data from NASA's Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes. Image based on images acquired by NASA's Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes.

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