Our planet completes its orbit around the Sun in 365 days and 6 hours, and we define this period as 1 year. However, the concept of time; It varies depending on the movements, speeds and positions of celestial bodies.
Astronomers from the Planetary Research Institute of the German Aerospace Center have discovered a new planet. Continuing their observations on the planet called GJ 367 b, scientists found that 1 year lasts only 8 hours.
1 year = 8 hours
According to research published in the Journal of Science, this planet is much smaller than Earth and so close to its star that it completes its orbit around its orbit in 8 hours. So on this planet called GJ 367 b, it takes 1 year, only 8 hours. GJ 367 b was determined to be only half the mass of Earth and slightly larger than Mars, with a diameter of 5,500 miles. This showed it was smaller than most exoplanets discovered so far. “The precise determination of its radius and mass allowed us to classify GJ 367 b as a rocky planet,” said Kristine Lam, lead author of the study. Stating that it has similarities with Mercury, Lam stated that the new planet can be placed between terrestrial planets and will help the search for a ‘second Earth’.
However, although it has similarities with Earth, life is not possible here. Because the surface temperature on this planet is high enough to almost evaporate iron. The planet’s star is smaller and cooler than the sun, but because the distance between them is so short, the planet’s temperature can reach up to 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1482 Celsius). Researchers explain why the planet is so hot that it may have lost all of its outer layer, called the outer mantle.
Astronomers’ study of this planet, named GJ 367 b, could help them learn more about how planets and planetary systems form. The information obtained about how planetary systems are formed will contribute to the development of our own planet and solar system instead of an alternative living space.
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