Image: Artist's impression of the planet orbiting Proxima Centauri

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Description: This artist’s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image to the upper-right of Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface.
Title: Artist's impression of the planet orbiting Proxima Centauri
Credit: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1629a/
Author: ESO/M. Kornmesser
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Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
License: CC BY 4.0
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