Extreme temperature differences between a planet's day and night sides can create powerful winds that transport atmospheric materials, potentially causing unusual weather phenomena such as molten iron rain on WASP-76b, where winds of 8,200 mph blow superheated metal from the scorching day side to the freezing night side, where temperatures drop to minus 40 degrees, causing the metal to condense and rain down.
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This planet rains molten iron every single night. It happens on WASP-76b, where day and night temperatures differ by thousands of degrees. Winds reach 8,200 mph, blowing superheated metal from the scorching day side to the freezing night side. The night side drops to minus 40 degrees, cooling the metal vapor until it rains. These storms act as a conveyor belt, moving millions of tons of liquid metal across the world. Astronomers saw a rainbow-like glory effect in the sky caused by these iron oxide clouds. Over billions of years, this rain could strip away the entire atmosphere to leave a dead core.
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