A group of American and
French astronomers discovered a planet whose surface consists mainly of
graphite and diamond.Which called 55 Cancri e, orbits the star, which is
visible to the naked eye. It is located 40 light-years away in the
constellation of Cancer.
The planet orbits the
star so quickly that year it takes less than 18 hours.
Density of 55 Cancri e
is 8 times greater than the density of the Earth. Surface temperature reaches
1650 degrees Celsius. According to astronomer Oliver Mosisili from the
Institute of Astrophysics and Planetary Science at Toulouse, a third of the
planet's mass, and the mass of the earth is three, are diamonds.
Diamond planet
scientists have found in the past, but this is the first time that such a
planet has been discovered near the sun-like star.
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