The diagram provides an estimate of the interior compositions of selected exoplanets based on their masses and radii (IMAGE)

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)

The diagram provides an estimate of the interior compositions of selected exoplanets based on their masses and radii

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The diagram provides an estimate of the interior compositions of selected exoplanets based on their masses and radii in Earth units. The red dot represents Gliese 486b, and the orange symbols represent planets around cool stars like Gliese 486. The gray dots show planets housed by hotter stars. The color curves indicate the theoretical mass radius relationships for pure water at 700 K (blue), for the mineral enstatite (orange), for Earth (green), and pure iron (red). By comparison, the diagram also highlights Venus and Earth.

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Trifonov et al./ MPIA Graphics Department.

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