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Exoplanet Kepler-69c

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: a-exo99-30450

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 20 cm

Artist's concept of planet Kepler-69c, a super-Earth-size planet (70% larger than Earth). It is the smallest yet found orbiting in the habitable zone of a sun-like star. Its orbit of 242 days resembles that of our neighboring planet Venus.

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2013 - ALIEN EARTH - ASTRONOMY - CYGNUS - EARTH-LIKE PLANET - EXOPLANET - EXTRASOLAR PLANET - HABITABLE ZONE - ILLUSTRATION - KEPLER-69c - PLANET - SUPER-EARTH -