habitable zone

habitable zone

noun

The region in a stellar system where the surface temperatures of planets can sustain liquid water and therefore hold the highest probability for the existence of life. Also called Goldilocks zone .

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Noun

(plural habitable zones)

(astronomy) The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.

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