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Kepler-62e (Artist Concept)
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Caption:
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The artist's concept depicts Kepler-62e, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star smaller and cooler than the sun, located about 1,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra.
Kepler-62e orbits it's host star every 122 days and is roughly 60 percent larger than Earth in size. Scientists do not know if Kepler-62e is a waterworld or if it has a solid surface, but its discovery signals another step closer to finding a world similar to Earth.
Background Info:
NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., manages Kepler's ground system development, mission operations and science data analysis. JPL managed the Kepler mission's development.
For more information about the Kepler mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/kepler .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Kepler-62 | |
| System | Kepler-62 | |
| Target Type | Exoplanet | |
| Mission | Kepler | |
| Instrument Host | Kepler | |
| Host Type | Space Telescope | |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Artwork, Color, Infrared, Movie, Orbit, Water | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2013-04-18 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17004 | |
| Identifier | PIA17004 | |
