The meme makes a great point actually. Though I feel it should also be pointed out that there would be many small planets, earth size and smaller, that we struggle to detect. Our detection method works by measuring the dip in starlight as a planet eclipses the star, and it is much easier to detect a large planet with a short orbit. This one orbits in about 30 days, so lots of transits.
The meme makes a great point actually. Though I feel it should also be pointed out that there would be many small planets, earth size and smaller, that we struggle to detect. Our detection method works by measuring the dip in starlight as a planet eclipses the star, and it is much easier to detect a large planet with a short orbit. This one orbits in about 30 days, so lots of transits.