Measuring the Masses and Diameters of the TRAPPIST-1 Planets
spitzer_ssc2021-02a January 28th, 2021
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
Measuring the mass and diameter of a planet reveals its density, which can give scientists clues about its composition. Scientists now know the density of the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets with a higher precision than any other planets in the universe, other than those in our own solar system
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6852-ssc2021-02a-Measuring-the-Masses-and-Diameters-of-the-TRAPPIST-1-Planets
Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- ssc2021-02a
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- B.1.1.1 B.3.3.7
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- TRAPPIST-1
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- NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
- Release Date
- 2021-01-28
- Lightyears
- 40
- Redshift
- 40
- Reference Url
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6852-ssc2021-02a-Measuring-the-Masses-and-Diameters-of-the-TRAPPIST-1-Planets
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- Good
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- Bandpass
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- Equinox
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- Creator (Curator)
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
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- Address
- 1200 E. California Blvd.
- City
- Pasadena
- State/Province
- CA
- Postal Code
- 91125
- Country
- USA
- Rights
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- Spitzer Science Center
- Publisher ID
- spitzer
- Resource ID
- ssc2021-02a.tif
- Resource URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0012/1308/ssc2021-02a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2021-01-27
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
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