Question

Based on what we know about our own solar system, the discovery of hot Jupiters came as a surprise to scientists because these planets are __________.

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Answer: Ok so i did some research and this might just help you out: Hot Jupiter's are a class of gas giant exoplanets that are inferred to be physically similar to Jupiter but that have very short orbital periods (P<10 days). Scientist never would of though this was possible to have the almost alike planet but in  a different form of gases. Scientists were shocked by the characteristics by these planets and were surprised how hot they got.

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