Unbelievably Strange Planets in Space - Summary

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**Title:** Exploring Extreme Planets and a Potential Human Settlement on Titan

**Summary:**

* The text explores extreme weather conditions on various exoplanets:
1. **COROT-7b**: Rain of stones due to extreme temperature differences.
2. **HD 189773-b**: Glass rain with winds reaching 5400 mph (8700 km/h).
3. **HD 189733-b**: Even stronger winds (up to 21,747 mph / 34,956 km/h) and extreme temperatures.
* **Kepler-16b** and **HD 131399Ab**: Exoplanets with unique daylight experiences due to multiple suns.
* **GJ 1214 b**: A planet almost entirely covered in a deep ocean, potentially harboring extreme life forms.
* **KELT-9b**: A planet with surface temperatures hotter than some stars (up to 7800°F / 4327°C).
* The second part of the text focuses on **Titan**, a moon of Saturn, as a potential human settlement:
+ Pros: dense atmosphere, low gravity, and potential for unique entertainment.
+ Cons: extremely cold, poisonous atmosphere, and lack of oxygen and heavy elements.
+ Proposed solutions for settlement: sealed shelters, airlocks, alternative energy sources (e.g., Acetylene), and specialized transportation (e.g., airships, magnetic railways).

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**COROT-7b**

1. Planet COROT-7b has surface temperatures reaching 4700°F (2600°C) on one half.
2. The other half of the planet has temperatures around 3500°F (190°C).
3. Rocks on COROT-7b evaporate and condense into stone clouds due to extreme temperatures.
4. These stone clouds fall as rains of magma, solidifying into stones on the cooler side.

**HD 189773-b**

5. Exoplanet HD 189773-b is located 63 light-years from Earth.
6. The planet is slightly larger than Jupiter in size.
7. HD 189773-b's atmosphere consists mainly of silicate particles (like sand or glass).
8. It rains on HD 189773-b at temperatures of 1706°F (930°C).
9. Wind speeds on HD 189773-b often reach 5400 mph (8700 km/h).
10. Later mentioned: wind speeds can reach up to 21747 mph (almost 29 times the speed of sound).

**Kepler-16b**

11. Kepler-16b orbits a system of 2 stars in the Cygnus Constellation.
12. The planet experiences two sunrises and sunsets due to its binary star system.

**HD 131399Ab**

13. HD 131399Ab revolves around 3 suns at once.
14. The planet has a mass four times larger than Jupiter's.
15. One year on HD 131399Ab is approximately 550 Earth years.
16. The planet is located about 340 light-years from Earth.

**GJ 1214 b**

17. Planet GJ 1214 b is approximately 2.5 times the Earth's radius.
18. GJ 1214 b is about 6.5 times more massive than Earth.
19. Water could make up to 10% of the planet's total mass, covering it in a deep ocean.

**KELT-9b**

20. KELT-9b orbits an A-class blue giant star, KELT-9.
21. The star is about twice as large and hot as our Sun, estimated to be 300 million years old.
22. KELT-9b's surface temperature reaches approximately 7800°F (4327°C).

**Titan (Saturn's moon)**

23. Titan is 9.3 billion miles from Earth, or 71 light-minutes away.
24. Titan's atmosphere is 1.5 times denser than Earth's.
25. The force of gravity on Titan is about 1/7 of Earth's.
26. Titan's temperature is around -290°F.
27. Average wind speed on Titan reaches up to 20 miles per second.
28. The atmosphere contains Cyanogen and Cyanic acid, making it poisonous.
29. Acetylene, found on Titan, could be used as a fuel source.
30. Heavy elements and metals are practically nonexistent on Titan.