Planetary Surface In Trappist-1 System
by European Southern Observatory/science Photo Library
Title
Planetary Surface In Trappist-1 System
Artist
European Southern Observatory/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Planetary surface in TRAPPIST-1 system. Illustration of ice and liquid water on the surface of one of the planets of the ultra-cool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, with one of the inner planets seen in transit across the disc of its parent star (upper centre). A third planet is at upper right. TRAPPIST-1 is Jupiter-sized, and its planets are Earth-sized with several in a habitable zone for life. These three planets were discovered in 2015, with four more planets discovered in 2017, with a total of three planets in the habitable zone. This system has been studied using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) and the ground-based TRAPPIST (Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope). TRAPPIST-1 is 39 light years from Earth, in the constellation of Aquarius. This image was published in 2016.
Uploaded
October 7th, 2018
Embed
Share
Comments
There are no comments for Planetary Surface In Trappist-1 System. Click here to post the first comment.