Godzilla of Earths discovered

ack

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Scientists have just discovered the "Godzilla of Earths" — a new type of huge and rocky alien world about 560 light-years from Earth. Dubbed a "mega-Earth," the exoplanet Kepler-10c weighs 17 times as much as Earth and it circles a sunlike star in the constellation Draco. The mega-Earth is rocky and also bigger than "super-Earths," which are a class of planets that are slightly bigger than Earth.

http://www.space.com/26085-godzilla-mega-earth-kepler-10c-aas224.html

 

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That changes some numbers on Drakes equation. Thanks for sharing that, ack.

Tom

 

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I wonder what gravity would be on a planet that size?

 

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You would weigh a LOT more than you would here. I would imagine I would be close to 700 pounds. Ouch. Of course, with the temperature on that planet I would be reduced to a mere 200 pounds quickly....if life was even feasible.

Tom