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Exoplanet spectroscopy measures wavelength-dependent planet signals to infer atmospheric composition, temperature, clouds, and circulation.
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Atmospheric gases absorb and emit at characteristic wavelengths.
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Space telescopes have detected water, carbon-bearing molecules, alkali metals, clouds, and thermal structures in exoplanet atmospheres.