Cancri
- genitive of cancer.
Example Sentences
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The team thinks that the gases blanketing 55 Cancri e would be bubbling out from the interior, rather than being present ever since the planet formed.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere, wrapped a blanket of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
The scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope are currently observing exoplanet 55 Cancri e, and are hoping to do with it what they did to WASP-96b.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2022
The two planets Webb officials highlighted include the super-hot, lava-covered 55 Cancri e, and LHS 3844 b, which lacks a substantial atmosphere.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 3, 2022
A system suggestive of the endless variety of stellar arrangement that exists throughout the sidereal regions is apparent in the case of the triple star ζ Cancri.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
