Like a rock?It seems to me that "Earthlike Adj. 1. earthlike - earth colored; of something having a color of soil or earth; "a range of earthlike colors" chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue 2. " is overused in the media ("Planet Hunt Strikes Rock: Hot kin of Earth orbits nearby star," SN: 6/18/05, p. 387). One always ends up using too many qualifiers. Gliese 876's orbit is very un-Earthlike, and its mass is too. Let's wait until the star-to-planet distance of a future exoplanet exoplanet See extrasolar planet. ranges from that of Venus to Mars and the mass is no more than twice that of Earth or Venus. And since so little is known about Gliese 876, it's not obvious to me that even the artist's rendition ren·di·tion n. 1. The act of rendering. 2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece. 3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work. 4. A translation, often interpretive. contributes anything at this time. DENNIS BLANCHARD, SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , CALIF. |
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