Date: 4/03/2015 18:35:21
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 688320
Subject: Earth Like Planets

Kepler-186f

Are these earth like planets “earth like” or are they candidates for being earth like planets?

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Date: 4/03/2015 21:19:47
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 688442
Subject: re: Earth Like Planets

CrazyNeutrino said:

Kepler-186f

Are these earth like planets “earth like” or are they candidates for being earth like planets?

They actually mean “Earth-like in diameter”. Not Earth-like in orbital radius, orbital eccentricity, geology or atmosphere.
They are all “confirmed planets” not “candidate planets”.

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