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  2. Sudarsky's gas giant classification - Wikipedia

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    Sudarsky's classification of gas giants for the purpose of predicting their appearance based on their temperature was outlined by David Sudarsky and colleagues in the paper Albedo and Reflection Spectra of Extrasolar Giant Planets [1] and expanded on in Theoretical Spectra and Atmospheres of Extrasolar Giant Planets, [2] published before any successful direct or indirect observation of an ...

  3. Gas giant - Wikipedia

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    A gas giant is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. [1] Jupiter and Saturn are the gas giants of the Solar System . The term "gas giant" was originally synonymous with " giant planet ".

  4. David Sudarsky - Wikipedia

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    He is primarily known for producing the first exoplanet classification system, which is based on a series of theoretical gas-giant-atmosphere models. By modeling the physical characteristics and chemistry of their atmospheres, the appearance of gas giants is predicted. He has published numerous papers listed in arXiv. [1]

  5. Category:Gas giants - Wikipedia

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    This category is for gas giants. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. F. Fiction about gas giants (2 C, 9 P) J. Jupiter (8 ...

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  7. This giant gas planet is as fluffy and puffy as cotton candy

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    The exoplanet has exceedingly low density for its size, an international team reported Tuesday. The gas giants in our solar system — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — are much denser.

  8. Floating cities and islands in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Metroid Prime 3: Corruption features SkyTown, a research facility suspended within the atmosphere of a gas giant named Elysia. Mother 3 features a floating city named New Pork City which also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. There are several floating cities in the games Skies of Arcadia and Skies of Arcadia Legends.

  9. The Algebraist - Wikipedia

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    The Nasqueron Dwellers are an advanced and ancient civilisation of non-humanoids who inhabit gas giants. They lead an almost anarchic existence based on kudos and occupy the majority of gas giant planets in the galaxy. They are the only major species outside the control of the Mercatoria, and they are rumoured to possess devastating defensive ...