Artist’s impression of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system
This artist’s impression shows several of the planets orbiting the ultra-cool red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. New observations, when combined with very sophisticated analysis, have now yielded good estimates of the densities of all seven of the Earth-sized planets and suggest that they are rich in volatile materials, probably water.
Credit:ESO/M. Kornmesser
About the Image
| Id: | eso1805a |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 5 February 2018, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1805 |
| Size: | 8000 x 5000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | TRAPPIST-1 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 40 light years |
| Category: | Exoplanets Illustrations |
