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6. Notable that 'superterrans' are the most common in candidates

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 01:02 PM

Sep 2012

(though a few more neptunians have been confirmed) although there's not a single example in our own solar system.

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A periodic table of all 2,320 Kepler Exoplanet Candidates ( [View all] Ichingcarpenter Sep 2012 OP

Understand confirmation bias. longship Sep 2012 #1

That's why they're also striking out on cold zone planets Warpy Sep 2012 #3

This must be kicked littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #2

Love this stuff--the ultimate existential question: Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #4

Notable that 'superterrans' are the most common in candidates muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #6

Kepler just astonishes me! Odin2005 Sep 2012 #7

Way Out There elbloggoZY27 Sep 2012 #8