super-Earth
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.75|right|Illustration of the inferred size of the super-Earth CoRoT-7b (center) in comparison with [[Earth and Neptune]] A super-Earth is a type of exoplanet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which are 14.5 and 17.1 times Earth's mass respectively. The term "super-Earth" refers only to the mass of the planet, and so does not imply anything about the surface conditions or habitability. The alternative term "gas dwarfs" may be more accurate for those at the higher end of the mass scale, although "m
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- Definition
- History and discoveries
- First
- First in habitable zone
- Others by year
- 2006
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
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- 2012
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- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- 2024
- In the Solar System
- Characteristics
- Density and bulk composition
- Geologic activity
- Evolution
- Temperatures
- Magnetic field
- Habitability
- See also
- References
- Notes
- External links
thumb|upright=1.75|right|Illustration of the inferred size of the super-Earth CoRoT-7b (center) in comparison with [[Earth and Neptune]] A super-Earth is a type of exoplanet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which are 14.5 and 17.1 times Earth's mass respectively. The term "super-Earth" refers only to the mass of the planet, and so does not imply anything about the surface conditions or habitability. The alternative term "gas dwarfs" may be more accurate for those at the higher end of the mass scale, although "mini-Neptunes" is a more common term.
== Definition == thumb|Artist's impression of the super-Earth exoplanet LHS 1140b