This is a Lava Planet! This planet is made of pure lava, and it’s known as “Corot 7b.” The surface of this planet consists of very hot temperatures which makes it full of lava throughout the planet.
This lava planet lies approximately 489 light years away, and has a diameter about 1.58 times that of Earth. Currently, it’s the only known lava planet in the universe.
There are no known lava worlds in the Solar System and the existence of extrasolar lava planets remains unknown. Several known exoplanets are likely lava worlds, given their small enough masses, sizes, and orbits. Likely lava exoplanets include CoRoT-7b, Kepler-10b, and Kepler-78b.
A lava planet is a type of terrestrial planet, with a surface mostly or entirely covered by molten lava. Situations where such planets could exist include a young terrestrial planet just after its formation, a planet that has recently suffered a large collision event, or a planet orbiting very close to its star, causing intense irradiation and tidal forces
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