File:Kepler-9 Worlds on the Edge.jpg

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English: This artist's concept illustrates the two Saturn-sized planets discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. The star system is oriented edge-on, as seen by Kepler, such that both planets cross in front, or transit, their star, named Kepler-9. This is the first star system found to have multiple transiting planets.
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Source https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/news/two_planet_orbit.html
Author NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech

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