The dawn of exoplanet discovery has unearthed a rich tapestry of planets different from anything encountered in the Solar System. Geoscientists can and should be in the vanguard of investigating what is out there in the Universe.
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Pierrehumbert, R. Strange news from other stars. Nature Geosci 6, 81–83 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1711
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