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16 Cygni B b

Credit:        John Whatmough Image Number:        009 Created:        1997 Available Resolution:        1024x768

The planet of 16 Cygni B has an eccentric orbit which takes it as close to its sun as Venus and as far as Mars, passing through the habitable zone allowing liquid water to exist. Here we see an Earth-like moon during the habitable spring.

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