habitable zone

collocation in English

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habitable
adjective
uk
/ˈhæb.ɪ.tə.bəl/us
/ˈhæb.ɪ.t̬ə.bəl/
providing conditions that are good enough to live in ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk
/zəʊn/us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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Thehabitablezoneis determined by the limits of photosynthetic life on the planetary surface.
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The runaway greenhouse is also a factor in determining thehabitablezoneof extrasolar planets.
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The runaway greenhouse effect is also a factor in determining thehabitablezoneof extrasolar planets.
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Habitablezonelimits are marked with vertical dashed lines and varying shades of blue.
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This approach implies a special characterization of thehabitablezonedefined for a distinct type of planet.
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Chapter 9 discusses the concept of habitable planets and the sun'shabitablezoneand its temporal variation.
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It was announced to orbit in the optimistichabitablezonebut outside the conservativehabitablezoneof its parent star.
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In each of these, a single giant planet is known to exist on a nearly circular orbit inside thehabitablezoneof the system.
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We have applied this model to the atmosphere of terrestrial planets of various compositions and at different locations in thehabitablezoneof their stars.
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We show that close-in extrasolar planets in thehabitablezoneof low-mass stars are synchronously rotating with their host star because of the tidal interaction.
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This region is called thehabitablezone.
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This is called thehabitablezone.
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It orbits in its star'shabitablezone.
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We have re-examined what is known at present about the potential for a terrestrial planet forming within, or migrating into, thehabitablezoneclose to the star.
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Thehabitablezoneis broadly coincident with the conditions for liquid water, and without adequate mass a planet will be unable to keep its volatile components including water.
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The orbit lies entirely within its star'shabitablezone.
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This region is termed the galactichabitablezone.
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It is located in its host star'shabitablezone.
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It is believed to be in the star'shabitablezone.
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Thehabitablezoneforms a ring around the central star.
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Like the general circumstellarhabitablezone, the continuouslyhabitablezoneof a star is divided into a conservative and extended region.
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This work, together with analysis of other circulation-controlling parameters, will augment the definition of thehabitablezoneand help redefine the strength and depth of spectral signatures to be characterized.
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Its estimated orbital distance and eccentricity were downscaled in 2012 but remains in thehabitablezone.
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It is only known that its average orbital distance is within its host star'shabitablezone.
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Thehabitablezonevaries with the type and age of the central star.
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