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Magnesium in the atmosphere of the planet HD209458b: Observations of the thermosphere-exosphere transition region

A. Vidal-Madjar, C. M. Huitson, V. Bourrier +8

We report new near ultraviolet HST/STIS observations of atmospheric absorptions during the planetary transit of HD209458b. We detect absorption in atomic magnesium (MgI), while no…