Describe a super-Earth.
Describe a super-Earth. The term "super-Earth" exclusively refers to exoplanets that are larger than Earth and smaller than Neptune; it does not imply that they are similar to Earth in any way. The real makeup of these planets is yet unknown because they are unlike any planets in our solar system, despite being widespread among planets discovered so far in our galaxy. Discover some super-Earths. We have found a wide variety of unusual planets during the past three decades that we were unaware even existed and that have no analogs in our solar system. Super-Earths have the potential to be up to 10 times as large as Earth. We don't yet understand these planets well enough to predict when they might cease to have rocky surfaces. However, there may be a wide range of planetary compositions in the mass range of 3–10 times that of Earth, such as water worlds, snowball planets, or planets that, like Neptune, are primarily made of thick gas. Sub-Neptunes or mini-Neptunes ...