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Old 08-31-2004, 08:08 PM  
kenny
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Its hard to find small earth sized planets that are capable of producing life.

First they measure a stars wobble to detect giant planets orbiting them then they measure star light dimming to detect small sized planets passing in front of the star.

Most planets dont even orbit in a circle motion making the weather conditons to extreme.

Another factor is that you need Bigger planets orbiting the outer edge to shield the smaller ones from getting hit by some big rock

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