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Description

artist concept of extrasolar planet's orbit
Movie (3.8 MB)

AUDIO:
None.

VIDEO:
This artist's animation shows a close-up view of a distant giant planet passing behind its star as a regular part of its orbit.

 

A service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Andy Ptak (Director), within the Astrophysics Science Division (ASD) at NASA/GSFC

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