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47 Ursae Majoris b
Credit:        John Whatmough
Image Number:        005
Created:        1996
Available Resolution:        1024x768

The planet orbiting 47 Ursae Majoris is close enough to its sun for liquid water to exist on its moons. Here we see a moon slightly smaller than Mars covered in glaciers. Under the frozen surface, a deep ocean of liquid water, and perhaps life, may reside.

This image is Copyright © by John Whatmough, all rights reserved.