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Old 31-08-2011, 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by CraigS View Post
I notice that the conclusion of 'diamond' is based on the assumption that the planet was formerly a white dwarf in the binary pair .. I can't find anywhere, any measured evidence for this, (although that's probably not surprising .. carbon is the most likely core substance, I guess).
I've been seeing this in the news, too. Now, I understand how they came to the idea that it was made of carbon. Naturally! Late stellar fusion. Thanks for clearing that one up.
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