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This artist’s view shows the planet orbiting the young star Beta Pictoris. This exoplanet is the first to have its rotation rate measured. Its eight-hour day corresponds to an equatorial rotation speed of 100 000 kilometres/hour — much faster than any planet in the Solar System.
Credit: ESO L. Calçada/N. Risinger
Credit: ESO L. Calçada/N. Risinger
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