Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., hemos recibido información de la Agencia Espacial NASA, sobre las investigaciones del exo planeta Kepler-138b que tiene su masa equivalente a la del planeta Marte. Este gráfico muestra las masas y tamaños de los exoplanetas más pequeños para los que han sido medidos ambas cantidades. Los planetas del sistema solar (en rojo) son para la comparación.
Los tres planetas Kepler-138 (que se muestran en naranja) se encuentran entre los cuatro exoplanetas más pequeños con las mediciones de tamaño y masa. Kepler-138b es el primer exoplaneta más pequeño que la Tierra para tener midieron tanto su masa y tamaño. Esto amplía significativamente el rango de planetas con densidades medidas.
Los tres planetas Kepler-138 (que se muestran en naranja) se encuentran entre los cuatro exoplanetas más pequeños con las mediciones de tamaño y masa. Kepler-138b es el primer exoplaneta más pequeño que la Tierra para tener midieron tanto su masa y tamaño. Esto amplía significativamente el rango de planetas con densidades medidas.
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Image credit: NASA Ames/W Stenzel
This plot shows the masses and sizes of the smallest exoplanets for which both quantities have been measured. The solar system planets (shown in red) are for comparison.
The three Kepler-138 planets (shown in orange) are among the four smallest exoplanets with both size and mass measurements. Kepler-138b is the first exoplanet smaller than Earth to have both its mass and size measured. This significantly extends the range of planets with measured densities.
By measuring both the mass and size of an exoplanet, scientists can calculate the density and infer the bulk composition to determine if a planet is predominantly made of rock, water or gas. Tiny Kepler-138b's density is consistent with a rocky composition like Earth or Mars, but further observations are needed before astronomers can definitively say that it is a rocky world.
The characteristics of Kepler-138c and Kepler-138d imply that these planets, similar in size to Earth, have a wide variety of compositions.
Planets are primarily composed of three types of constituents: 'rock', which includes metals, is the densest of these components, whereas hydrogen and helium gases are the lightest. All planetary constituents get compressed when they are within massive planets, so for a given composition the density is larger for larger mass planets.
Intermediate density planets can be composed of mixtures of rock plus gas and/or the third major planetary constituent, water and similar materials such as methane (in solid, liquid or gaseous form).
Scientists are working to use these new measurements of small planets from Kepler and NASA's upcoming Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to identify patterns in the relationship between mass and size. These insights will provide context for understanding the history of Earth and other planets in our own solar system, and inform the next generation planet hunters as they search for life beyond the solar system.
Read more about how astronomers used the gravitational tug of neighboring exoplanets to measure the mass of Mars-size Kepler-138b.
This plot shows the masses and sizes of the smallest exoplanets for which both quantities have been measured. The solar system planets (shown in red) are for comparison.
The three Kepler-138 planets (shown in orange) are among the four smallest exoplanets with both size and mass measurements. Kepler-138b is the first exoplanet smaller than Earth to have both its mass and size measured. This significantly extends the range of planets with measured densities.
By measuring both the mass and size of an exoplanet, scientists can calculate the density and infer the bulk composition to determine if a planet is predominantly made of rock, water or gas. Tiny Kepler-138b's density is consistent with a rocky composition like Earth or Mars, but further observations are needed before astronomers can definitively say that it is a rocky world.
The characteristics of Kepler-138c and Kepler-138d imply that these planets, similar in size to Earth, have a wide variety of compositions.
Planets are primarily composed of three types of constituents: 'rock', which includes metals, is the densest of these components, whereas hydrogen and helium gases are the lightest. All planetary constituents get compressed when they are within massive planets, so for a given composition the density is larger for larger mass planets.
Intermediate density planets can be composed of mixtures of rock plus gas and/or the third major planetary constituent, water and similar materials such as methane (in solid, liquid or gaseous form).
Scientists are working to use these new measurements of small planets from Kepler and NASA's upcoming Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to identify patterns in the relationship between mass and size. These insights will provide context for understanding the history of Earth and other planets in our own solar system, and inform the next generation planet hunters as they search for life beyond the solar system.
Read more about how astronomers used the gravitational tug of neighboring exoplanets to measure the mass of Mars-size Kepler-138b.
Last Updated: June 29, 2015
Editor: Michele Johnson
Tags: Ames Research Center, Distant Planets, Kepler and K2, Mars
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