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Gliese 581 C Research Paper

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Gliese 581 c is an exoplanet orbiting around a red dwarf star called Gliese 581. It is categorized as a super-Earth, a planet that is between 5 and 10 times the mass of Earth. This could be a potential home for humanity in the future, because it is thought to be in the goldilocks zone. However, it is tidally locked to its star, causing one side to be extremely hot and one side to be extremely cold. The planet could be inhabitable in the “Twilight zone”, or the in between. It is thought to between relatively close to earth; 20 light years away. One year on this planet is 13 earth days. One day would also be 13 earth days, considering that it is tidally locked. The temperature ranges from -3 to 40 degrees Celsius, about that of the average

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