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Salt clouds discovered on iconic ‘Pink Planet’ as scientists finally get a good look at frosty orb
Salt clouds have been discovered on the 'Pink Planet', a vibrantly colored celestial object that is one of the coldest known directly imaged planets. The planet, too faint to examine from Earth's light until recently, is now being studied after initial discovery in 2013.
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