Emission Spectroscopy

Highlights

• ›Probes a planet's dayside from the light it emits

Methods, worlds & facilities

• The Secondary Eclipse
• Spectroscopy
• James Webb Space Telescope
• Thermal Inversion

Across exoplanet science

• The Secondary Eclipse
• Atmospheric Retrieval
• Thermal Inversion
• Ariel (exoplanet mission)

Knowledge connections

• Associated withThe Secondary Eclipse
• Associated withSpectroscopy
• Associated withJames Webb Space Telescope
• Associated withThermal Inversion
• Associated withThe Secondary Eclipse
• Associated withAtmospheric Retrieval
• Associated withThermal Inversion
• Associated withAriel (exoplanet mission)

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.