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To: BenLurkin

TRAPPIST-1, also designated as 2MASS J23062928-0502285, is an ultra-cool red dwarf star that is slightly larger, but much more massive, than the planet Jupiter; it is located 39.6 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Aquarius. Wikipedia

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2 posted on 09/05/2018 6:16:59 AM PDT by samtheman (LetÂ’s elect as many Republicans as possible in 2018)
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To: samtheman
2MASS J23062928-0502285

Should change its name to something easier to pronounce, something like "Honorificabilitudinitatibus" for instance.

3 posted on 09/05/2018 6:21:16 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: samtheman

Why should it be a surprise if the planets have water? They are in the constellation Aquarius, after all. The Water Carrier.


12 posted on 09/05/2018 11:03:17 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: samtheman
The findings reveal that some of the planets could have up to 5 percent of their mass in liquid water form, about 250 times as much water as found in Earth's oceans.

...it is located 39.6 light-years from the Sun...

At 39.6 light years distant, we are seeing what was happening there eons ago (86,000 MPS x 60 x 60 x 24 x 365) and it may have changed completely by now. That little red star may have even burned out!

13 posted on 09/05/2018 11:19:42 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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