Super-Earth

A super-Earth is an extrasolar planet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which are 14.5 and 17 times Earth's, respectively. The term "super-Earth" refers only to the mass of the planet, and so does not imply anything about the surface conditions or habitability. The alternative term "gas dwarfs" may be more accurate for those at the higher end of the mass scale, although "mini-Neptunes" is a more common term.

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A super-Earth beyond Mars would have made Earth nearly uninhabitable

Study Confirms Super-Earth Really Is a Bizarre 'Eyeball' Planet

Super-Earth discovered in the "optimal" habitable zone of its star, TOI-715 b

Astronomers Detect Carbon Dioxide and Methane in Super-Earth’s Atmosphere