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SubJovian Type
SubJovians are primarily defined by their
mass, which ranges from 0.3 to 0.7 that of Jupiter.
Like terrestrial worlds, there are a
variety of reasons why these worlds formed with less mass, ranging from
intense young stellar winds removing available planet-building materials
to interference from a nearby forming EuJovian world.
While the atmospheres of these planets can
be as active as their larger kin, often times they appear much more
subdued to a global haze of hydrogen and ammonia. Even so, great
weather belts are visible from large distances.
Like nearly all Jovians, rings can be
present and, indeed, are quite common.
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The bland face of a SubJovian; these
clouds, however, hide a very dynamic planet.
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