Artist's concept illustrating Kepler-16b.

Artist's concept illustrating Kepler-16b. Stock Photo
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Stocktrek Images, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo

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D9HFB2

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50.3 MB (2.3 MB Compressed download)

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4688 x 3750 px | 39.7 x 31.8 cm | 15.6 x 12.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

15 September 2011

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Stocktrek Images

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Artist's concept illustrating Kepler-16b, the first directly detected circumbinary planet, which is a planet that orbits two stars. The two orbiting stars regularly eclipse each other, as seen from our point of view on Earth. The planet also eclipses, or transits, each star. Stellar eclipses are shown here, as well as the transits of the planet across both stars.