A Raindrop Is a Raindrop, Even When It’s Metal

On earth it rains water, on the exoplanet WASP-76b, it rains liquid iron, but no matter what planet you're on, the rain drops there have a lot more in common than you might think.

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Sources:

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JE006653
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210406084054.htm

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