This artist's illustration represents the possible interior dynamics of the super-Earth exoplanet LHS 3844b. (IMAGE)

University of Bern

This artist's illustration represents the possible interior dynamics of the super-Earth exoplanet LHS 3844b.

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This artist's illustration represents the possible interior dynamics of the super-Earth exoplanet LHS 3844b. The planet's interior properties and the strong stellar irradiation might lead to a hemispheric tectonic regime.

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© Universität Bern / University of Bern, Illustration: Thibaut Roger

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