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Hot exoplanet
20 MAR. 2018 publication date 3822 Views

A hot planet transits in front of its parent star in this artist impression of an exoplanet system.

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ESA/ATG medialab, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

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CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence

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