Why is temperature a good criterion for searching for Earthlike exoplanets?

2 answers:

5 0

Liquid water is essential for life to exist. Water can occur in a liquid state only within a specific temperature range, so knowing the temperature range on a planet will help astronomers predict whether life exists on that planet. I hope that this helps

grandymaker [24]3 years ago

4 0

Because it gives us the abilitity to find planets that have decent temperatures relative to earths temp so we can determine if the planet even has a possiblilty to sustain life hope this helps

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