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Definition of Photoevaporation
1. Noun. (astronomy) The removal of the atmosphere of a planet (or the disk of a protoplanet) by high-energy photons from its sun or a nearby hot star ¹
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1. Noun. (astronomy) The removal of the atmosphere of a planet (or the disk of a protoplanet) by high-energy photons from its sun or a nearby hot star ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com