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Kepler-10 System
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Caption:
An artist's conception shows the Kepler-10 system, home to two rocky planets. In the foreground is Kepler-10c, a planet that weighs 17 times as much as Earth and is more than twice as large in size. Planet formation theorists are challenged to explain how such a massive world could have formed.
Background Info:
For more information about the Kepler mission, visit http://www.nasa.gov/kepler .
More information about exoplanets and NASA's planet-finding program is at http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov .
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 | 2014-06-02 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics/David Aguilar | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18018 | |
| Identifier | PIA18018 | |
