The rocky exoplanets are thought to be abundant in the Milky Way, however their existence of atmosphere and their atmospheric composition are generally unknown. [1] The existence of a stable atmosphere depends on several factors including total amount of radiation receive (which is related to the spectral type of host star), the surface gravity (related to mass and radius) and the orbital period. [2]
As of 2024, 55 Cancri e is the first and the only terrestrial exoplanet with verified atmospheric detection. Its atmosphere might have been re-generated by the magma ocean and is composed of either carbon monoxide (CO) or carbon dioxide (CO2). [3]
To be included in the following list, an exoplanet must:
Note that mass values prefixed with "~" have not been measured, but are estimated from the mass-radius relationship.
Solar system planet for reference |
Solar system moon for reference |
Exoplanet with confirmed atmosphere detection |
Exoplanet with unconfirmed atmosphere detection |
Planet | Host | Spectral type | Mass (M⊕) | Radius (R⊕) | Existence of atmosphere | Composition of atmosphere | Period (days) | Distance (ly) | Refs/notes |
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Earth (reported for reference) | Sun | G2V | 1.00 | 1.00 | Confirmed | 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, water vapour and other trace gases | 365.25 | 0 | [4] |
Venus (reported for reference) | Sun | G2V | 0.815 | 0.950 | Confirmed | 96.5% carbon dioxide, 3.5% nitrogen, sulfur dioxide and other trace gases | 244.26 | ~0 | [5] |
Mars (reported for reference) | Sun | G2V | 0.107 | 0.533 | Confirmed | 95.97% carbon dioxide, 1.93% argon, 1.89% nitrogen, oxygen and other trace gases | 686.98 | ~0 | [6] |
Titan (reported for reference) | Saturn | – | 0.0225 | 0.404 | Confirmed | (for the troposphere) 97% nitrogen, 2.7±0.1% methane, 0.1–0.2% hydrogen | 15.945 (sidereal) | ~0 | [7] |
LTT 1445 Ab | LTT 1445 A | M2.5V | 2.73 | 1.34 | Unconfirmed | Probably hydrogen cyanide | 5.36 | 22.4 | [8] |
Gliese 486 b | Gliese 486 | M3.5V | 2.77 | 1.29 | Unconfirmed | Probably water vapour | 1.47 | 26.3 | [9] |
Gliese 357 b | Gliese 357 | M2.5V | 1.84 | 1.22 | Unconfirmed | - | 3.93 | 30.8 | [10] |
GJ 341 b | GJ 341 | M1V | 0.73 | 0.89 | Unconfirmed | Likely water vapour or other small molecules | 7.58 | 34.1 | [11] |
L 98-59 b | L 98-59 | M3V | 0.47 | 0.85 | Confirmed | Likely sulfur dioxide | 2.25 | 34.6 | [12] |
L 98-59 c | L 98-59 | M3V | 2.22 | 1.38 | Unconfirmed | Likely carbon dioxide and water vapour | 3.69 | 34.6 | [13] |
TRAPPIST-1b | TRAPPIST-1 | M8V | 1.37 | 1.12 | Unconfirmed | Likely carbon dioxide | 1.51 | 40.6 | [14] |
TRAPPIST-1c | TRAPPIST-1 | M8V | 1.31 | 1.10 | Unconfirmed | Likely 99% oxygen + 1% carbon dioxide | 2.42 | 40.6 | [15] |
LHS 475 b | LHS 475 | M3.5V | ~0.91 | 0.99 | Unconfirmed | Probably carbon dioxide | 2.03 | 40.7 | [16] |
55 Cancri e | 55 Cancri A | K0IV-V | 7.99 | 1.87 | Confirmed | Carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide | 0.736 | 41.0 | [3] |
LHS 1140 b | LHS 1140 | M4.5V | 5.60 | 1.73 | Unconfirmed | Likely nitrogen | 24.74 | 48.8 | Located in the habitable zone [17] |
LHS 1478 b | LHS 1478 | M3.5V | 2.33 | 1.20 | Unconfirmed | Likely carbon dioxide and water vapour/ nitrogen | 1.95 | 59.4 | [18] [15] |
HD 97658 b | HD 97658 | K1V | 7.81 | 2.25 | Unconfirmed | Likely hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane | 9.49 | 70.3 | [19] |
L 168-9 b | L 168-9 | M1V | 4.07 | 1.63 | Unconfirmed | Likely carbon dioxide | 1.40 | 82.1 | [20] |