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Gliese 581g

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Gliese 581g exoplanet possibly can be habitable

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GLIESE 581G

BY ASHLYN ROLLINS & MADDIE FRALEY

DISTANCE FROM EARTH

IT IS 20.3 LIGHT YEARS AWAY FROM EARTH.

DISTANCE FROM NEAREST STAR

IT IS 6 MILLION MILES AWAY FROM ITS HOST STAR, GLIESE 581

ATMOSPHERE

  • One fifth carbon dioxide
  • 10% to 70% stronger gravity than earth's
  • Habitable environment

TERRAIN

IT IS A ROCKY PLANET WITH LIQUID WATER

TEMPERATURE

3,480KILOMETERS

COMPARING GLIESE AND EARTH

  • One Gliese year= 37 Earth days
  • 3.5 times bigger than Earth
  • Gravity is stronger than Earth's
Photo by angela7dreams

FUN FACTS

  • Part of the constellation Libra
  • Discovered in September 2010
  • One hemisphere is always in daylight
  • One hemisphere is always in night time
  • Is a red dwarf planet