[LINK] The Epsilon Eridani system
Dec. 20th, 2012 08:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonaldFound via James Nicoll, this map depicts the planetary system of nearby K2 orange dwarf star Epsilon Eridani--planet Epsilon Eridani b, the location of two more outer-system worlds, and assorted debris belts--comparing it with our solar system at the same scale.
Similar to Alpha Centauri B in many respects save for its youth--anywhere between 200 million and 800 million years old--Epsilon Eridani has long featured in science fiction as a home for planets and alien life. As Nicoll says, "one of the awesome things about the 21st century is that places whose properties were mostly a matter of conjecture are turning into places for which we have maps."
Similar to Alpha Centauri B in many respects save for its youth--anywhere between 200 million and 800 million years old--Epsilon Eridani has long featured in science fiction as a home for planets and alien life. As Nicoll says, "one of the awesome things about the 21st century is that places whose properties were mostly a matter of conjecture are turning into places for which we have maps."
