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To: combjelly who wrote (237171)	6/14/2005 6:49:57 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) of 1572644

'Earthlike planet' excites stargazers <snip> "This is by far the most Earthlike planet ever found," said Dr. Geoffrey Marcy of the University of California-Berkeley, a member of the team that made the discovery using one of the giant 10-meter-diameter Keck telescopes in Hawaii. <snip> At such a close distance, the planet could be tidally locked, keeping the same face toward its star at all times. One would expect the planet to be blowtorched. However, Gliese is small and dim, about one-fiftieth the luminosity of the sun. Marcy said that the temperature on the side of the planet facing the star would be 400 to 700 degrees. That is too warm for liquid water or ice, but it could be cold on the backside of planet. seattlepi.nwsource.com Interesting find.........the closest to an earth-like planet ever discovered; a planet which is 7 times bigger than earth and has temps at 400-700º F. What does that say about the search for an earth-like planet? What does it say about the uniqueness of earth? I know we've only been really looking for 50 years but I still find it interesting how difficult the search for an earth twin is proving to be. ted

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