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
Artist's impression of CoRoT-7b, likely a lava exoplanet
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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
Lava planet
…Solar System. But several known exoplanets are likely lava worlds, given their small enough masses, sizes, and orbits. Likely lava exoplanets include CoRoT-7b, Kepler-10b,, K2-141b and Kepler-78b. Chthonian planet…
Artist conception of CoRoT-7b transiting yellow dwarf CoRoT-7
Artist's impression of CoRoT-7b. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada.
CoRoT-7b artist view.