hot Neptunes

A form of hot Neptune — An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to the ice giants Uranus and Neptune, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hot Neptune
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