WASHINGTON - Astronomers find a planet covered by ocean depths of more than 15,000 km. GJ1214 called planet b is covered by a permanent atmosphere of hydrogen and helium is very thick, which covered from sunlight. However, this planet has enough surface temperature extremes and constant, ie approximately 120 to 282 degrees Celsius. "It would be very difficult to imagine a life like on Earth on the planet. GJ1214 b very hot and dark, and it is likely that the planet does not have such a rocky terrain on Earth," said David Charbonneau of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, as quoted by the Guardian, Thursday (17 / 12 / 2009). Hubble, we could see the state of the planet's atmosphere. We can predict whether GJ1214 b habitable or not. It would be very interesting if we find the oxygen in the planet's atmosphere. Because on Earth, all the oxygen in the atmosphere comes from life, " added. Charbonnea and his team used eight telescopes to detect planets orbiting aqueous at a distance of about 40 light years from Earth. Based on initial measurements, astronomers suspect that planet mass 6, 6 times larger than Earth with a composition of approximately 75 percent water, 22 percent and 3 percent silicon iron.
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