Earth Versus Proxima Centauri b Rotation Rates
- Visualizations by:
- Alex Kekesi
- Edited by:
- LK Ward
- Scientific consulting by:
- Avi Mandell
- Produced by:
- Claire Andreoli
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Proxima Centauri b is the closest exoplanet to Earth. It is only four light years away. However, since Proxima Centauri b is much closer to its star than Earth, there is a high probability that it is tidally locked, much like our Moon, where one side always faces the Earth.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Visualizer
- Alex Kekesi (GST) [Lead]
Video editor
- LK Ward (KBRwyle) [Lead]
Scientists
- Avi Mandell (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Gabrielle Engelmann-Suissa (USRA)
Producer
- Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
Technical support
- Ian Jones (ADNET)
- Laurence Schuler (ADNET)
Papers
This visualization is based on the following papers:- https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170902051D/abstract
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