![The measured planet-to-star flux ratio as a function of wavelength compared to a range of solid slab surfaces. The observations were taken using Spitzer (blue square-shaped marker) and JWST (red circle-shaped markers). The error bars on the data are 1σ. A selection of models, taken from Ref. [12], represent solid slab surfaces with varying compositions. Solid orange line: an ultramafic, olivine clinopyroxenite EG-19-63 sample (∼ 47 wt% SiO2) recovered from Emigrant Gap, California, USA, which shows good agreement with the observations. Dashed blue line: a mafic, basaltic sample from the 1919 Kilauea eruption in Hawaii, USA (∼ 51 wt% SiO2) that is also consistent with the data. Dashed, dotted green line: a felsic sample representing the highest SiO2 content model (∼ 73 wt% SiO2) published in Ref. [12]. The legend lists the rejection significances of these models. With a solid black line, we also show a 1000 K black body curve for the planet, which is the best fit value using the combined Spitzer and JWST dataset. -- astro-ph.EP](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-dark-and-featureless.png?resize=1200%2C721&ssl=1)
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