Orbital Differences Between Earth and Proxima Centauri b
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- Visualizations by:
- Horace Mitchell and
- Alex Kekesi
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- Edited by:
- LK Ward
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Avi Mandell
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- Produced by:
- Claire Andreoli
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Proxima Centauri b is the closest exoplanet to Earth. It is only four light years away. It's star is a red dwarf that is much smaller than our Sun. However, it is much closer to its star than Earth is to the Sun. It also orbits around it's star at a much faster rate than Earth.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Data visualizer
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Visualizer
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
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Video editor
- LK Ward (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Scientists
- Avi Mandell (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Gabrielle Engelmann-Suissa (USRA)
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Producer
- Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Technical support
- Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Papers used in this visualization
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170902051D/abstract
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