Traditional and Extended Habitable Zones (IMAGE)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Traditional and Extended Habitable Zones

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The traditional habitable zone is shown by the diagonal orange stripe. Its distance from the host star (horizontal axis, in Astronomical Units) increases with luminosity, which increases with the mass of the star and the stellar type (M, K, G, etc.) shown on the vertical axis. The ellipses represent the extensions of the habitable zone presented in the research. 

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Amri Wandel

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