First Multiple-Transit Worlds (IMAGE)

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First Multiple-Transit Worlds

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This artist's concept illustrates the two Saturn-sized planets discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. The star system is oriented edge-on, as seen by Kepler, such that both planets cross in front of, or transit, their star. This is the first star system found to have multiple transiting planets.

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NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech

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