Exoplanets (Artist's Concept) (IMAGE)

Goldschmidt Conference

Exoplanets (Artist's Concept)

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This artist's concept shows what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about the planets' diameters, masses and distances from the host star, as of February 2018. 3 of the 7 exoplanets are in the 'habitable zone', where liquid water is possible. See https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/trappist1/

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NASA/JPL-Caltech

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