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Hot, Rocky World Artist Concept
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About this work
This artist's rendition shows one possible appearance for the planet HD 219134b, the nearest confirmed rocky exoplanet found to date outside our solar system. The planet is 1.6 times the size of Earth, and whips around its star in just three days. Scientists predict that the scorching-hot planet -- known to be rocky through measurements of its mass and size -- would have a rocky, partially molten surface with geological activity, including possibly volcanoes.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineHot, Rocky World Artist Concept. NASA/JPL, 2015-07-30. Public domain. ID: PIA19833.
