Sentences with phrase «with rocky formations»

Not exact matches

Of the trillions of stars (most of which probably have some rocky planets orbiting it from the leftovers of its formation) there are probably plenty of planets orbiting their stars at the same distance as ours with varying conditions, ours just happened to be right for humans to evolve and be here today.

The planetesimals, which eventually merged to form the rocky planets, were more planetlike than previously thought, with cores that must have formed and melted within just a few million years of the formation of the solar system, Weiss says.

Lagrange says the finding is consistent with a planet formation model known as core accretion in which the planet starts out as a rocky core that gravitationally acquires more matter from the surrounding swarm of dust and gas.

Under this model of ocean formation, rocky planets with 0.5 to five Earth - masses are likely to form oceans within the first 150 million years after formation.

Or we find a bunch of rocky planets — larger than Earth, but definitely rocky — gathered in tight formation around a star (with orbits that last 3.7 days!

With the night came the time for our divers to start preparing for our visit to Romeo, a plateau filled with hard coral among rocky formations where critters hide and sWith the night came the time for our divers to start preparing for our visit to Romeo, a plateau filled with hard coral among rocky formations where critters hide and swith hard coral among rocky formations where critters hide and seek.

A total of 3 intimate beaches stretch along a half mile seashore bordered with subtropical flora and rocky cliff formations.

Visibility was reaching 15 m. / 48 ft. Dive site has some interesting rocky reef formation with vertical walls and steep slopes covered with soft corals and many big sea fans.