Kepler-51b low mass Saturn size envelope

A planet barely heavier than Earth can be almost as big as Saturn

Kepler-51b is a remarkably low-density planet. It has only a few times Earth's mass but a radius approaching that of Saturn, giving it an enormous, diffuse atmosphere. Astronomers call such worlds 'super-puffs.' Their strange proportions show that a planet's size can reveal surprisingly little about how much matter it contains.

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