Oceans galore: new study suggests most habitable planets may lack dry land
Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
When it comes to exploring exoplanets, it may be wise to take a snorkel along. A new study, published in a paper in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, has used a statistical model to predict that most habitable planets may be dominated by oceans spanning over 90% of their surface area.