Kepler-138
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Kepler-138, also known as KOI-314, is a red dwarf located in the constellation Lyra, 219 light years from Earth. It is located within the field of vision of the Kepler spacecraft, the satellite that N
The Kepler Space Telescope search volume, in the context of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Ocean world
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An ocean world, ocean planet, water world, or water planet is a type of planet or moon that contains a substantial amount of water in the form of oceans, as part of its hydrosphere, either beneath the
Kepler-138
…its low density; initially thought likely to be a gas dwarf, more recent observations as of 2022 show that it, as well as planet c, are likely to be ocean worlds. Prior to Kepler observation, KOI-314 had the 2MASS catalogue number 2MASS J19213157+4317347. In the Kepler Input Catalog it has the designation of KIC…
Earth's surface is dominated by the ocean, which forms 71% of Earth's surface. Thus, Earth can be considered a water world, although not a fully oceanic world.
Diagram of the interior of Enceladus. Ice crust Global ocean Rocky core The southern polar region shows active jets.
A set of exoplanets of varying size containing water, compared with the Earth (artist concept; 17 August 2018)
Atacama Large Millimeter Array image of HL Tauri, a protoplanetary disk