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Many exoplanets that we have found are ”hot Jupiters” meaning that they are the size of Jupiter or larger, but orbit closer to their host star. The leading theory is that these planets formed in the outer parts of their solar systems, where hydrogen would have been able to condense, and then migrated in closer to their host star. Suppose that Jupiter were moved to the location of the Mercury (r “ 0.39 AU). Would Jupiter be able to retain its hydrogen-rich atmosphere? For Jupiter A “ 0.51, M “ 318MÀ, R “ 11.2RÀ.