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To: Red Badger

The most “Earth-like” planet ever discovered orbits an identical star at relatively close to the same orbit and is almost exactly the same size and mass as Earth. It is called Venus. I suspect that most “Earth-like” exoplanets are actually more Venus-like, Mars-like or Mercury-like.

There are other factors, such as having a molten iron core and resulting magnetic field and having a large moon, that are probably just as important to the development of life as a planet’s size, mass and the distance that it orbits around its star.


24 posted on 01/18/2023 12:47:05 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

Air and an ocean..................


25 posted on 01/18/2023 12:48:57 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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