Exoplanet GJ 1214b (artist's impression)
GJ1214b, shown in this artist’s view, is a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth. New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show that it is a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. GJ 1214b represents a new type of planet, like nothing seen in the Solar System or any other planetary system currently known.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and D. Aguilar (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1204a |
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| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 21 February 2012, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1204 |
| Size: | 4200 x 4200 px |
About the Object
| Name: | GJ 1214b |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 40 light years |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
