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Old 25-July-2008, 10:37 PM
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Corot-Exo-4b has a 9 day period around a star similar to the Sun (though they did not say its color ), AND the rotation rate matches the orbital period! It ain't that big a planet for a tidal lock. This one is quite interesting, right?
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