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Chthonian planets are | '''Chthonian planets''' are [[planet]]s that orbit close to their parent [[star]]. Most Chthonian planets are expected to be gas giants that had their atmospheres stripped away, leaving their cores.<ref>[http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312384 Evaporation rate of hot Jupiters and formation of Chthonian planets]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |