Clouds can induce variability of lava worlds

55 Cnc e is the first rocky exoplanet for which strong evidence of a thick, volatile atmosphere exists (Hu+2024). The  atmosphere of this hot super-Earth shows sub-weekly variability in emission (Demory+2016, Meier-Valdez+2023, Patel+2024). Among the multiple suggested  scenarios ausing this variability is an outgassing – cloud formation cycle (Loftus+2024).  We investigate, whether lava worlds could host such variable, cloudy atmospheres utilizing a 1D, time independent approach.  We constuct a pipeline which combines radiative transfer with equilibrium chemistry, a cloud formation model and outgassing of the magma. We run this setup for a selection of atmospheric compositions and surface pressures for the purpose of our investigation and estimate the duration of each stage in the cycle from the physical processes involved. In this poster I present the results of our study, focusing on the spectral variability on cloudy lava worlds and their timescales.