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What makes a planet habitable?

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This is important because to be habitable, a planet must be able to buffer life from extreme (globally sterilizing) variations in temperature. … Habitable features of exoplanets On the habitable planet (left), plate tectonics stabilizes the surface climate and cools the interior fast enough to generate a magnetic field that in turn shields the surface from water loss and harmful radiation.

By Anat Shahar, et al. May 3rd, 2019