Logarithm of the vertical gas density distribution in the vicinity of the planet at t=375 orbits (the same orbital time as in Fig. 9). Overlaid are the streamlines of the gaseous meridional flow (red arrows), the Hill sphere (white dotted circle), and an arbitrarily chosen isosurface of log (ρ_g/g cm⁻³)=−13.5 (white dashed curve). Top: nominal simulation. Bottom: simulation Scold with a zero-luminosity planet.