Phenomenon
Anti-greenhouse Effect
Atmospheric haze cooling a planet's surface.
When high-altitude haze absorbs incoming sunlight but is transparent to outgoing infrared, cooling the surface — observed on Titan.
Overview
When high-altitude haze absorbs incoming sunlight but is transparent to outgoing infrared, cooling the surface — observed on Titan.
See also
Sunspot
A dark cool patch on the Sun's surface.
Solar Prominence
An arc of cool plasma above the Sun's surface.
Elongation
An inner planet's angular distance from the Sun.
Axial Precession
The slow wobble of a planet's rotation axis.
Greenhouse Effect
Atmospheric gases trapping infrared radiation.
Atmospheric Escape
Gas leaking from a planet's atmosphere into space.