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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/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 Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. 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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