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Image: Artist’s impression of Proxima Centauri b shown hypothetically as an arid rocky super-earth

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Description: Artist's impression of the exoplanet Proxima Centauri b shown as of a arid (but not completely water-free) rocky Super-Earth. This appearance is one of several possible outcomes of current theories regarding the development of this exoplanet, while the actual look and structure of the planet is known in no ways at this time. Proxima Centauri b is the closest exoplanet to the Sun and also the closest potentially habitable exoplanet as well. It orbits Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf with a surface temperature of 3040 K (thus hotter than light bulbs and therefore whiter, as depicted here). The Alpha Centauri binary system is shown in the background.
Title: Artist’s impression of Proxima Centauri b shown hypothetically as an arid rocky super-earth
Credit: https://www.eso.org/public/images/ann16056a/
Author: ESO/M. Kornmesser
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