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'Water-World' Discovered Only 41 Light Years From Earth

 
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:24 am    Post subject: 'Water-World' Discovered Only 41 Light Years From Earth Reply with quote
The water-world planet is located in a system with at least 5 planets just 41 light years from Earth. The tidal-locking means that its orbit takes the same amount of time that it takes to rotate on its axis -- hence the same "side" of the planet is always facing the Sun. If Earth were tidally locked (which it is not), a partic...read more
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