A sub-Mercury-sized exoplanet
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Article Title | A sub-Mercury-sized exoplanet |
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ERA Journal ID | 17479 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Barclay, Thomas (Author), Rowe, Jason F. (Author), Lissauer, Jack J. (Author), Huber, Daniel (Author), Fressin, Francois (Author), Howell, Steve B. (Author), Bryson, Stephen T. (Author), Chaplin, William J. (Author), Desert, Jean Michel (Author), Lopez, Eric D. (Author), Marcy, Geoffrey W. (Author), Mullally, Fergal (Author), Ragozzine, Darin (Author), Torres, Guillermo (Author), Adams, Elisabeth R. (Author), Agol, Eric (Author), Barrado, David (Author), Basu, Sarbani (Author), Bedding, Timothy R. (Author), Buchhave, Lars A. (Author), Charbonneau, David (Author), Christiansen, Jessie L. (Author), Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jorgen (Author), Ciardi, David (Author), Cochran, William D. (Author), Dupree, Andrea K. (Author), Elsworth, Yvonne (Author), Everett, Mark (Author), Fischer, Debra A. (Author), Ford, Eric B. (Author), Fortney, Jonathan J. (Author), Geary, John C. (Author), Haas, Michael R. (Author), Handberg, Rasmus (Author), Hekker, Saskia (Author), Henze, Christopher E. (Author), Horch, Elliott (Author), Howard, Andrew W. (Author), Hunter, Roger C. (Author), Isaacson, Howard (Author), Jenkins, Jon M. (Author), Karoff, Christoffer (Author), Kawaler, Steven D. (Author), Kjeldsen, Hans (Author), Klaus, Todd C. (Author), Latham, David W. (Author), Li, Jie (Author), Lillo-Box, Jorge (Author), Lund, Mikkel N. (Author), Lundkvist, Mia (Author), Metcalfe, Travis S. (Author), Miglio, Andrea (Author), Morris, Robert L. (Author), Quintana, Elisa V. (Author), Stello, Dennis (Author), Smith, Jeffrey C. (Author), Still, Martin (Author) and Thompson, Susan E. (Author) |
Journal Title | Nature |
Journal Citation | 494 (7438), pp. 452-454 |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0028-0836 |
0090-0028 | |
0300-8746 | |
1476-4687 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11914 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v494/n7438/full/nature11914.html |
Abstract | Since the discovery of the first exoplanets, it has been known that other planetary systems can look quite unlike our own. Until fairly recently, we have been able to probe only the upper range of the planet size distribution, and, since last year, to detect planets that are the size of Earth or somewhat smaller. Hitherto, no planets have been found that are smaller than those we see in the Solar System. Here we report a planet significantly smaller than Mercury. This tiny planet is the innermost of three that orbit the Sun-like host star, which we have designated Kepler-37. Owing to its extremely small size, similar to that of the Moon, and highly irradiated surface, the planet, Kepler-37b, is probably rocky with no atmosphere or water, similar to Mercury. © 2013 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. |
Keywords | Exoplanets; Kepler |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
519999. Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States |
NASA Ames Research Center, United States | |
Center for Astrophysics Harvard and Smithsonian, United States | |
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
University of California, United States | |
University of Washington, United States | |
Spanish–German Astronomical Centre, Spain | |
Yale University, United States | |
University of Sydney | |
University of Copenhagen, Denmark | |
Aarhus University, Denmark | |
University of Texas at Austin, United States | |
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, United States | |
Massey University, New Zealand | |
University of Florida, United States | |
Southern Connecticut State University, United States | |
University of Hawaii, United States | |
Iowa State University, United States | |
European Space Astronomy Centre, Spain | |
White Dwarf Research Corporation, United States |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4318/a-sub-mercury-sized-exoplanet
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