dayside

day·side | \ ˈdā-ˌsīd

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Definition of dayside

: the side of a planet in sunlight

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Recent Examples on the Web On the planet’s dayside, hydrogen molecules are ripped apart under the extreme temperatures, according to research published January 7 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "This Hot Jupiter Is So Hot Right Now," 28 Jan. 2020 These planets are tidally locked, so that the same side always faces the star, and depending on how much the heat gets redistributed, the dayside can be much hotter than the nightside. — John Wenz, Ars Technica, "Lessons from scorching hot weirdo-planets," 22 Dec. 2019 The process repeats when the unfortunate molecules return to the dayside. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "How hot is it? The hottest-known exoplanet is so hot it rips apart its own molecules," 28 Jan. 2020 These planets are tidally locked, so that the same side always faces the star, and depending on how much the heat gets redistributed, the dayside can be much hotter than the nightside. — John Wenz, Ars Technica, "Lessons from scorching hot weirdo-planets," 22 Dec. 2019 These planets are tidally locked, so that the same side always faces the star, and depending on how much the heat gets redistributed, the dayside can be much hotter than the nightside. — John Wenz, Ars Technica, "Lessons from scorching hot weirdo-planets," 22 Dec. 2019 These planets are tidally locked, so that the same side always faces the star, and depending on how much the heat gets redistributed, the dayside can be much hotter than the nightside. — John Wenz, Ars Technica, "Lessons from scorching hot weirdo-planets," 22 Dec. 2019 These planets are tidally locked, so that the same side always faces the star, and depending on how much the heat gets redistributed, the dayside can be much hotter than the nightside. — John Wenz, Smithsonian, "What Astronomers Can Learn From Hot Jupiters, the Scorching Giant Planets of the Galaxy," 11 Oct. 2019 The exoplanet’s dayside is scorching, while its space-facing hemisphere sits out in the cold. — Adam Mann, Scientific American, "Scientists Mull the Astrobiological Implications of an Airless Alien Planet," 19 Aug. 2019

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“Dayside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dayside. Accessed 26 Feb. 2020.

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