CoRoT-7b
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CoRoT-7b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-7 in the constellation of Monoceros, 520 light-years from the Earth. It was first detected photometrically by the French-led CoRoT mission and reported
Artist conception of CoRoT-7b transiting yellow dwarf CoRoT-7
Artist's impression of CoRoT-7b. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada.
CoRoT-7b artist view.
Lava planet
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A lava planet is a type of terrestrial planet whose planetary surface is mostly or entirely covered by magma oceans or pools of erupted lava. Situations where such planets could exist include a young
CoRoT-7b
…bulb, resulting in the formation of a lava ocean. The researchers propose to name this new class of planets, CoRoT-7b being the first of them, "lava-ocean planets". Assuming a 5-Earth-masses planet, the planet was modeled to have convection in the mantle with a small core with no more than 15% the mass of the…
Artist's impression of CoRoT-7b, likely a lava exoplanet
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HST SWEEPS Detail 2006