Artist's Depiction Of An Ocean World (IMAGE)

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Artist's Depiction Of An Ocean World

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This artist's depiction shows a gas giant planet rising over the horizon of an alien waterworld. New research shows that oceans on super-Earths, once established, can last for billions of years.

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David A. Aguilar (CfA)

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