Kepler-62e & Kepler 62f
Both water worlds
temperatures life friendly
Orbit 122 to 167 days
expect small atmosphere
1200 light years away
Gliese 667Cc
Other Earths
What is the CHZ?
CHZ of our Sun
Circumstellar Habitable Zone
In constellation scorpious
22 light years away
4.5 times the size of earth
Orbit = 28 days
Part of a triple star system
Other Considerations
- WATAHH!
- Changes over time
- Only accounts for carbon based life
Mercury, Earth, and Mars
Measurements aren't exacts: why Mars is such a hot topic
For the Sun at present the CHZ ranges from 0.97 AU to 1.37 AU
Other scientists
put it at 0.8 AU to
1.6 AU
- About 1/5
- The nearest earthlike planet just 12 light-years away
- Nasa’s planet hunting Kepler space craft
- 42,000 stars, 603 planets fell in their habitable zone, 10 planets were about the size of earth
- Probably missed some planets
- Galactic Habitable Zone (GHZ)
- Ammonia
- Methane
Works Cited
Gliese 581g
Conclusion
- "Circumstellar Habitable Zones." - Habitable Zones. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2013. <http://astro.unl.edu/naap/habitablezones/chz.html>.
- "Habitable Zone (HZ)." Habitable Zone (HZ). The Worlds of David Darling, n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2013.
- Lewis, Tanya. "Habitable Earth-Size Planets Common Across the Universe, Study Suggests." Space.com. N.p., 4 Nov. 2013. Web. 01 Dec. 2013.
- Howell, Elizabeth. "9 Exoplanets That Could Host Alien Life." Space.com. N.p., 6 Dec. 2012. Web. 01 Dec. 2013.
- Dunbar, Brian. "Potentially Habitable Exoplanet." NASA. NASA, 29 Sept. 2010. Web. 01 Dec. 2013.
- "Water Planets in the Habitable Zone." SciTech Daily. N.p., 22 Apr. 2013. Web. 02 Dec. 2013.
Rocky world
20 light years away
tidally locked
Middle of CHZ - still need
thick atmosphere for heat