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Kepler-348 c: A Rocky World Bigger Than Earth

Original: Name: Kepler-348 c A potentially rocky world, larger than Earth. Distance from Earth: 1,862 light-years Year discovered:

Astronomers catalogued Kepler-348 c in 2014 using NASA's Kepler telescope. The planet, about 1.33 times Earth's radius, orbits its star every 17.27 days and sits roughly 1,862 light-years away. Listed as potentially rocky, it is one of many super-Earth candidates Kepler identified, now browsable through NASA's Eyes on Exoplanets visualisation tool.

Why now: Space enthusiasts are sharing details of notable exoplanets discovered by the Kepler mission.

Kepler-348 cNASAKepler Space Telescope

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