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PLANET IS BLOCKINGT.
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ANIMATION ARE THE PLANETS GOING
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LITTLE BIT OF T LIGHT.
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THE SIZE OFHE PLANET.
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T.
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THEY TRANSITOU CAN MEASURE THE
G BETWEEN T TRANSITS AND
TELLS YOU THED OF THE
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IT TO GO AROUN THETAR, WE
ALSO KNOW DISTANCE FROMHE
STAR, TEL US WHETHER OR NOT
IT'S IN THE HABITABLE ZONE.
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PLANETS ARE I AN INTERESING
IGURATION.
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YOUOULD HAVE TEMPERATURAT
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ON WE HAVE H EARTH.
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HABITABLE ZONE OF THE
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TH ARE BEING ANSWERED AS WE
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>> THANKS, THOMAS.
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