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TRAPPIST-1 planets provide clues to the nature of habitable worlds
- March 26, 2018
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To determine the composition of the TRAPPIST-1 planets, the team used a unique software package that uses state-of-the-art mineral physics calculators. The software, called ExoPlex, allowed the team to combine all of the available information about the TRAPPIST-1 system, including the chemical makeup of the star, rather than being limited to just the mass and radius of individual planets.
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Unkown User, "TRAPPIST-1 planets provide clues to the nature of habitable worlds", MachPrinciple, March 26, 2018, https://machprinciple.com/post/TRAPPIST-1-planets-provide-clues-to-the-nature-of-habitable-worlds
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