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Kepler was on the job.

TRAPPIST-1 2017-02-22 18:00:44
TRAPPIST-1 2017-02-22 18:00:44

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It's a trap!!!

TRAPPIST-1 System NASA HAS REVEALED SEVEN EARTH-SIZE PLANETS AROUND A STAR CALLED TRAPPIST-1.
TRAPPIST-1 System NASA HAS REVEALED SEVEN EARTH-SIZE PLANETS AROUND A STAR CALLED TRAPPIST-1.

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NASA Tweet

NASA @NASA NASA New discovery! We're announcing new findings on planets orbiting other stars tomorrow at 1pm ET: go.nasa.gov/2m.6HNIQ? #askNASA
NASA @NASA NASA New discovery! We're announcing new findings on planets orbiting other stars tomorrow at 1pm ET: go.nasa.gov/2m.6HNIQ? #askNASA

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Google doodle on TRAPPIST-1


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Art for the new exoplanets discovered

PLANET HOP FRom TRAPIST T
PLANET HOP FRom TRAPIST T

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Comparison to Planets in the Solar System

Illustrations TRAPPIST-1 System 9.21 days 0.037 AU 1.04 Rh 0.68 Mh 9 12.35 days 0.045 AU 20 days ~0.06 AU 0.76 Rrh 6.10 days 4.05 days 0.021 AU 0.77 Rath 0.41 Ma 1.51 days 2.42 days Orbital Period days Distance to Star 0.028 AU 0.011 AU 0.015 AU Astronomical Units(AL 1.13 rth 1.09 R 0.85 Mh 0.92 Rth 0.62 Mcrth Planet Radius elative fo Earth 1.06 R earth 1.34 Planet Mass eative to Earth 1.38 Mh Solar System Rocky Planets Earth Mars Mercury 87.97 days 0.387 AU 0.38 Rh 0.06 Merh Venus 224.70 days 0.723 AU 0.95 Rh 0.82 Mar 365.26 days 686.98 days Orbital Period days Distance to Star Astronomical Units AU) Planet Radius elative fo Earth Planet Mass reiative to Earth 1.524 AU 1.000 AU 1.00 Rth 1.00 Mrt 0.53 Rcm 0.11 Mem
Illustrations TRAPPIST-1 System 9.21 days 0.037 AU 1.04 Rh 0.68 Mh 9 12.35 days 0.045 AU 20 days ~0.06 AU 0.76 Rrh 6.10 days 4.05 days 0.021 AU 0.77 Rath 0.41 Ma 1.51 days 2.42 days Orbital Period days Distance to Star 0.028 AU 0.011 AU 0.015 AU Astronomical Units(AL 1.13 rth 1.09 R 0.85 Mh 0.92 Rth 0.62 Mcrth Planet Radius elative fo Earth 1.06 R earth 1.34 Planet Mass eative to Earth 1.38 Mh Solar System Rocky Planets Earth Mars Mercury 87.97 days 0.387 AU 0.38 Rh 0.06 Merh Venus 224.70 days 0.723 AU 0.95 Rh 0.82 Mar 365.26 days 686.98 days Orbital Period days Distance to Star Astronomical Units AU) Planet Radius elative fo Earth Planet Mass reiative to Earth 1.524 AU 1.000 AU 1.00 Rth 1.00 Mrt 0.53 Rcm 0.11 Mem

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Artist's illustration of One of the Seven Planets


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Size Comparison

Size Comparison between TRAPPIST-1 system, Galilean moons of Jupiter and the inner Solar System Jupiter 139 822 km Galilean moons of Jupiter TRAPPIST-1 0 162 793 km TRAPPIST-1 planets Inner Solar System Sun 0 1 391 400 km
Size Comparison between TRAPPIST-1 system, Galilean moons of Jupiter and the inner Solar System Jupiter 139 822 km Galilean moons of Jupiter TRAPPIST-1 0 162 793 km TRAPPIST-1 planets Inner Solar System Sun 0 1 391 400 km

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Seven Earth-sized planets transit across the face of a dim, dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1.


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A family portrait of a star system 40 light-years away


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TRAPPIST1's Planetary Lineup


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