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 Small Kepler candidates may not be water worlds

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PostSubject: Small Kepler candidates may not be water worlds   Small Kepler candidates may not be water worlds Empty31st October 2012, 4:35 am
Density and Eccentricity of Kepler Planets

Study of the Kepler candidates and their likely evolution. Arrives at the conclusion that the low density planets are more likely to be rocky worlds with outgassed hydrogen atmospheres rather than water worlds.

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