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Africa-Press – Cape verde. <\/strong><\/span>The planet\u2019s surface is \u201cthought to be covered in oceans of lava\u201d, NASA says, as surface temperatures on the distant world are \u201cfar above the melting point of typical rock-forming minerals\u201d. NASA scientists are expected to gain new insight into a distant world whose landscape may well resemble the biblical hell.<\/p>\n

The planet in question is a called 55 Cancri e is located about 50 light-years away from Earth, and orbits a Sun-like star at a distance of less than 1.5 million miles, which is one twenty-fifth of the distance between Mercury and the Sun.<\/p>\n

With the surface temperature on the planet apparently \u201cfar above the melting point of typical rock-forming minerals\u201d, the day side of 55 Cancri e \u201cis thought to be covered in oceans of lava\u201d, NASA reported last week.<\/p>\n

NASA also pointed to the possibility that the planet may have a day-night cycle, instead of being tidally locked, and that it could thus possess a thin atmosphere which forms as the surface heats up, melts, and vaporises during the day.<\/p>\n

55 Cancri e was named as one of the first investigation targets for NASA\u2019s new James Webb Space Telescope, which is expected to become fully operational this month.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Cape verde<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Cape verde. The planet\u2019s surface is \u201cthought to be covered in oceans of lava\u201d, NASA says, as surface temperatures on the distant world are \u201cfar above the melting point of typical rock-forming minerals\u201d. NASA scientists are expected to gain new insight into a distant world whose landscape may well resemble the biblical hell. 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