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Exoplanets around Kepler-9

author: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech/Novapix

reference: a-exo99-00045

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 20 cm

This artist's concept illustrates the two Saturn-sized planets discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. The star system is oriented edge-on, as seen by Kepler, such that both planets cross in front, or transit, their star, named Kepler-9. This is the first star system found to have multiple transiting planets.

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2010 - ASTRONOMY - EXOPLANET - EXTRASOLAR PLANET - ILLUSTRATION - KEPLER - KEPLER-9 - LYRA - PLANET - STAR - TRANSIT -