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Nearby Super-Earth May Be a Waterworld
SPACE.com -- Nearby Super-Earth May Be a Waterworld
"The planet is about three times the size of Earth and about 6.5 times as massive. It is the second smallest planet discovered outside of our solar system to date, trailing behind only CoRoT-7b, which is 1.7 times Earth's size and about five times as massive. GJ 1214b is rare among known rocky exoplanets because it partially eclipses, or transits, its star as seen from Earth." http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...tmosphere.html |
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