Fig. 1: Estimated equilibrium temperature (Teq) and mass (relative to Earth) of various M-dwarf orbiting exo-Earths with a high Earth Similarity Index value. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Estimated equilibrium temperature (Teq) and mass (relative to Earth) of various M-dwarf orbiting exo-Earths with a high Earth Similarity Index value.

From: Liquid water on cold exo-Earths via basal melting of ice sheets

Fig. 1

The colors of the plot show the estimated surface gravity, and the dashed line marks the temperature of 273 K. The feasibility of basal melting on exoplanets with Teq less than 273 K is considered in this study. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

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