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Ross 128b
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I feel stupid for forgetting about this one, but a recent article has jogged my memory.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/...071018.php
Ross 128 probably is more iron-rich than Sol, so Ross 128b probably has a large iron core- that means it will be a little smaller and denser than Four's estimate, with a gravity a bit higher- say about 1.15 gees. It is unlikely to be a carbon world.

I think I can edit this together into a suitable article in the near future, unless I forget again.
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A new image of Ross 128b before colonisation.


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Article now up. I've added a few details from the old article to maintain consistency.
https://orionsarm.com/eg-article/491700c65734d
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(10-10-2018, 02:25 AM)stevebowers Wrote: Article now up. I've added a few details from the old article to maintain consistency.
https://orionsarm.com/eg-article/491700c65734d

Interesting article, Steve, and cool art.

And it's interesting to see science fiction have to scramble to keep up with real world discoveries of exoplanets. I spent decades figuring we'd only find a few in my life time, if any.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
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