Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Carbon planets are predicted to be of similar diameter to silicate and water planets of the same mass, potentially making them difficult to distinguish.
The equivalents of geologic features on Earth may also be present but with different compositions. For instance, the rivers might consist of oils. If the temperature is low enough (below 350 K), then gasses may be able to photochemically synthesize into long-chain hydrocarbons, which could rain down onto the surface.
In 2011, NASA canceled a mission, called Terrestrial Planet Finder, which was to be an observatory much bigger than the Hubble Space Telescope that would have been able to detect such exoplanets in milky way and other galaxies. The spectra of carbon planets would lack water, but show the presence of carbonaceous substances, such as carbon monoxide.
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Carbon planets are predicted to be of similar diameter to silicate and water planets of the same mass, potentially making them difficult to distinguish.
The equivalents of geologic features on Earth may also be present but with different compositions. For instance, the rivers might consist of oils. If the temperature is low enough (below 350 K), then gasses may be able to photochemically synthesize into long-chain hydrocarbons, which could rain down onto the surface.
In 2011, NASA canceled a mission, called Terrestrial Planet Finder, which was to be an observatory much bigger than the Hubble Space Telescope that would have been able to detect such exoplanets in milky way and other galaxies. The spectra of carbon planets would lack water, but show the presence of carbonaceous substances, such as carbon monoxide.
Editor: Amrit Singh/Team 121 Creators (bit.ly/team121x)
Presenter: Sidhart Viyapu (bit.ly/sidvoice)
Project Head: Rajkumar Shukla (linkedin.com/in/rajkumarshukla/)
Production: World Of Science Media (https://theworldofscience.co)
©2023, World Of Science (WOS) Media. All Rights Reserved
