Astronomers discover planet made of diamond

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by WDJT Editor

Story Created: Aug 26, 2011 at 8:47 AM CDT

The new planet is far denser than any other known so far and consists largely of carbon. Because it is so dense, scientists calculate the carbon must be crystalline, so a large part of this strange world will effectively be diamond.

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