The Exoplanet: GJ 1214b
Also known as Water World
FACTS...
Diameter of planet: 2.7 x Earth
Average Distance from its Sun: 2 million (km)
Average Temperature: about 200c (392F)
Length of a Year(orbital period): 1.58 days
Number of Moons: Unknown
Number of Rings: Unknown
How old I would be if I lived on this planet: 588 years old
Distance from Earth: 42 light years
Length of a Day: 231.01 hours
Interesting Facts That You Would Want to Know!
- This planet is 7 times as massive than Earth.
- It was first discovered in December of 2009.
- "A friction of its mass is made up of water," says Zachory Berta of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge.
- It is made up of more water and much less rocks than Earth.
GJ 1214b is located second from the left.
GJ 1214b is the small black dot orbiting its Host Star.
It is thought that GJ 1214b was once entirely covered in a warm ocean of liquid water.
Promblems We May Encounter
- It's going to be extremely HOT!
- The planet is mostly made up of water, so we might have so problems...
- We are not to sure about the atmosphere, it may contain tons of clouds or water vapor(heavy molecules) so that might become an issue.
Solutions to These Problems!!
- We are going to bring a sufficient amount of ice and water.
- I think it would be a good idea to bring inflatable boats to use until we find land.
- Also was thinking about bringing plenty of flash light to seeing through the clouds of water vapor.