Artist’s view of an exoplanet inspired by the discovery of Gliese 876 d

Författare/Upphovsman:

Trent Schindler, National Science Foundation

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https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104243&org=NSF

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/7301

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Wikimedia Commons

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Beskrivning:

In this artist's conception, the newly discovered planet is shown as a hot, rocky, geologically active world glowing in the deep red light of its nearby parent star, the M dwarf Gliese 876. The heat and the reddish light are among the few things about the new planet that are certain; depending on the thickness and composition of its atmosphere - if any - it could range from being a barren, cratered ball of rock like Mercury or the Moon, to being a featureless, cloud-shrouded cue-ball like Venus.

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