Lava planet stellar system (IMAGE)

University of Florida

Lava planet stellar system

Caption

The relative sizes of the three known planets in the HD 63433 system, with the young Earth-like planet with a lava surface closest to the star. The other two planets are mini-Neptunes. 

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Ben Capistrant

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