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Corot-7b, the first rocky planet discovered outside our solar system
Thursday, Sep. 17, 2009

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  • ARTIE HATZES,
  • director of the Thuringer Observatory, on his co-discovery of Corot-7b, the first rocky planet found outside our solar system. Its surface temperature, however, is more than 3,600°F (2,000°C)
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