#   Water worlds surface Planets covered by global ocean with no land in sight 

 





April 25, 2013

 

 

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*Illustration courtesy of CfA*

Astronomers have found a planetary system orbiting the star Kepler-62. This five-planet system has two worlds in the habitable zone — the distance from their star at which they receive enough light and warmth for liquid water to theoretically exist on their surfaces.

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