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Trappist-1 d

Trappist-1 d

Tidal heat fluxes dominate Trappist-1 d, one of seven extrasolar planets in the Trappist-1 system. With the highest number of exoplanets found in a single system to date, all but Trappist-1 c could have sufficiently low densities to indicate the presence of water in some form, one of the main criteria for the possibility of life.

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Oil on Canvas

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Eva Bod ’20

Curated Resources

TRAPPIST-1 d, Exoplanet Catalog, Exoplanet Exploration, NASA

TRAPPIST-1 d, Eyes on Exoplanets, Exoplanet Exploration, NASA

Michaël Gillon, Emmanuël Jehin, Susan Lederer, Laetitia Delrez, Julien de Wit, Artem Burdanov, Valérie Van Grootel, Adam Burgasser, Amaury Triaud, Cyrielle Opitom, Brice-Olivier Demory, Devendra Sahu, Daniella Bardalez, Pierre Magain, & Didier Queloz, “Temperate Earth-sized planets transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star”, Nature, 2 May 2016

“Your Guide to Exoplanets,” The Planetary Society

“The Different Kind of Exoplanets You Meet in the Milky Way,” The Planetary Society

“How to Search for Exoplanets”, The Planetary Society

“What Is the Habitable Zone?,” The Planetary Society

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