PIA13776: NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Its First Rocky Planet (Artist Concept)


NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Its First Rocky Planet (Artist Concept)

Caption:

Artist's concept of the first rocky world discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. The planet, called Kepler 10-b, is shown in front of its host star.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Kepler-10
System Kepler-10
Target Type Exoplanet
Mission Kepler
Instrument Host Kepler
Host Type Space Telescope
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Artwork, Color, Infrared
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2011-01-10
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13776
Identifier PIA13776