This artist concept depicts a comet-like tail of a possible disintegrating super Mercury-size planet candidate as it transits, or crosses, its parent star, named KIC 12557548. The results are based on data from NASA Kepler mission.
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Title: Possible Disintegrating Planet Artist Concept
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2012-05-21
Rights: JPL
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