The Kepler 62 system lies 1200 light years away from Earth and has five planets orbiting around a
star much smaller than our own. Kepler-62-e and Kepler-62-f are not much larger than earth, but however they lie within their stars habitable zone; the area surrounding a star capable of supporting liquid water.
The figure above compares the Kepler 62 system on left with our own solar system on right. The shaded green area represents an estimate of the habitable zone surrounding each star. The figure below gives statistical analysis of both the Kepler 62 system and our own solar system.
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