Animations of TESS's First Exoplanets
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- Written by:
- Francis Reddy
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- Produced by:
- Scott Wiessinger
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Illustration of the exoplanet LHS 3844 b. It is a rocky planet about 1.3 times Earth’s size located about 49 light-years away in the constellation Indus, making it among the closest transiting exoplanets known. The star is a cool M-type dwarf star about one-fifth the size of our Sun. Completing an orbit every 11 hours, the planet lies so close to its star that some of its rocky surface on the daytime side may form pools of molten lava.
Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS
Illustration of the exoplanet Pi Mensae c. The planet is about twice Earth’s size. Every six days, the new planet orbits the star Pi Mensae, located about 60 light-years away and visible to the unaided eye in the southern constellation Mensa. The bright star Pi Mensae is similar to the Sun in mass and size.
Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS
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Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, individual items should be credited as indicated above.
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Animator
- Scott Wiessinger (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Science writer
- Francis Reddy (University of Maryland College Park) [Lead]
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Producer
- Scott Wiessinger (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Public affairs officer
- Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC)