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They found an "Earthlike" planet	by ShadoCat	2007-04-26 14:02:43
Don't get too excited yet . . .	by mmell	2007-04-26 14:26:37
Minor correction.	by mmell	2007-04-26 14:32:46
Hmmm.	by run.dll	2007-04-26 14:39:11
Let's see. It has five times earth's mass, so, depending on radius (density), g will probably be in the 20 m/s^2 range. But if it's rotating fast enough, the "centrifugal" force at the equator could bring that number down to a liveable range. Better if there's no atmosphere if it's spinning fast though, the hurricanes resulting from coriolis forces would be a bit of a bother. Great stuff for science fiction.
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it can't spin fast that close to the star for long	by shminux	2007-04-26 14:45:11
Good point.	by run.dll	2007-04-26 17:37:18
We might not want to go visit that planet.	by Peace_man	2007-04-26 14:47:32
That's my thought (n/t)	by ShadoCat	2007-04-26 15:15:15

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