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Kepler-16b
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tatooine-like planet
Kepler-16b
Kepler-16b is an exoplanet, which means it is not a planet in our solar system.
discoverd
Kepler-16b was discovered September 15 2011.
astronomers discovered the planet on the NASA's Kepler mission.
Astronomers caught sight of Kepler as it passed through the telescope.
size
Kepler-16b is about the size of Saturn but bigger, and is "95 times more massive than earth."
Location
Kepler-16b is located just outside of the habitable zone.
habitable zone
The habitable zone is "the orbital region around a star in which an Earth-like planet can possess liquid water on its surface and possibly support life."
but in this case, it's different
AGE
kepler-16b is around 2 billion years old.
interesting facts
Can Kepler-16b support life?
No Kepler-16b does not support life.
Here are some reasons why.
LIquid water?
LIquid water?
Kepler-16b does not have liquid water on its surface.
two suns
Planet Kepler-16b has 2 suns it takes 229 days to orbit both stars.
it also has no moons.
Gravity
Some believe that planet Kepler has gravity.
they also believe that Kepler might have pushed earth size planets out of its orbit with its gravity.
composition
Kepler-16b is made up of rock, ice, and gasses.
weather
Kepler-16b is a cold world.
Its temperature is 70 to minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Density
Kepler-16b is denser than Saturn.
Atmosphere
Its atmosphere is like Saturn's it is mostly composed of Hydrogen, Helium,
It has a very gaseous atmosphere.
interesting fact
kepler-16b has two suns
kepler-16b has two suns
interesting fact
interesting fact
kepler's suns take turns orbiting each other
interesting fact
kepler-16b can be seen in the foreground
interesting fact
both of kepler's suns combined dont give off enough heat as ours.
interesting fact
kepler-16b is too far away to see its natural color, but people have made their conclutions.
interesting fact
it takes 41 days for the suns to orbit each other
interesting fact
Every 229 days one of kepler's stars blocks the other and dims its light.
interesting fact
Kepler's nickname sis "tatooine" because they both have two suns
interesting fact
if you were of the surface of kepler you would have two shadows
interesting fact
the distance of kepler's orbit is 65 miles which is the same as venus.
work cited
work cited
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a7286/first-planet-orbiting-twin-suns-discovered-6436570/
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CALEAE_enUS771US771&ei=GAddWrW7IcjWzwLe65fgDw&q=what+is+kepler-16+b+weather&oq=what+is+kepler-16+b+weather&gs_l=psy-ab.3...95285.109206.0.109632.49.36.0.2.2.0.465.4845.0j16j3j3j2.24.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..31.17.3389.0..0j0i67k1j0i131k1j0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1j0i13i30k1j0i8i13i30k1j33i22i29i30k1j33i21k1j33i160k1.0.u7qf2jgZtPk&safe=active&ssui=on
http://easyscienceforkids.com/kepler-16b/#
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/news/kepler-16b.html