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Kepler-16 b Circumbinary Planet

Name: Kepler-16 b Circumbinary Planet – United States of America factsheet records
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United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2011

Laurance Doyle2011

United States of America · Science / Astronomy

Leads discovery of Kepler-16 b, a planet orbiting two stars.

Names involved

Laurance Doyle

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