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     • The Riverworld is a fictional planet and the setting for a series of five science fiction novels (1971–1983) by American author Philip José Farmer (1918–2009). The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans (and pre-humans) who ever lived throughout history have been restored to life.
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   Is the Riverworld a real planet?

   • The Riverworld is a fictional planet and the setting for a series of five science fiction novels (1971–1983) by American author Philip José Farmer (1918–2009). The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans (and pre-humans) who ever lived throughout history have been restored to life.

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   Which planet has liquid water on the surface?

   • While Earth is only the fifth largest planet in the solar system, it is the only world in our solar system with liquid water on the surface. Just slightly larger than nearby Venus, Earth is the biggest of the four planets closest to the Sun, all of which are made of rock and metal. The name Earth is at least 1,000 years old.

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   Is there a real character in Riverworld?

   • There are two versions of the character: one who appears early in the sequence, the third overall character to be introduced, and another, the "real" version, who concludes that the first was his brother who died as a baby, resurrected and used as a spy by the creators of the Riverworld.

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   How many people live in Riverworld?

   • The story of Riverworld begins when 36,006,009,637 humans, varying from the first Homo sapiens until the early 21st century, are simultaneously resurrected along the river. Of these, 20% are from the 20th century, due to the high population thereof.

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3. blogs.scientificamerican.com › the-real-riverworldThe Real Riverworld - Scientific American Blog Network

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   Dec 8, 2019 · How rivers track across the geography of the planet might not seem closely related to the long-term environment of Earth, or the suitability of the planet for life. But, like many seemingly ...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RiverworldRiverworld - Wikipedia

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   The Riverworld is a fictional planet and the setting for a series of five science fiction novels (1971–1983) by American author Philip José Farmer (1918–2009). The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans (and pre-humans) who ever lived throughout history have been restored to life.

5. astrobiology.nasa.gov › news › caltech-researchersCaltech Researchers Find Evidence of a Real Ninth Planet

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   2 days ago · Caltech researchers have found evidence of a giant planet tracing a bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the outer solar system. The object, which the researchers have nicknamed Planet Nine, has a mass about 10 times that of Earth and orbits about 20 times farther from the sun on average than does Neptune (which orbits the sun at an average ...

6. www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopedia › earthEarth - National Geographic Society

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   Apr 30, 2024 · Earth is the third planet from the sun, after Mercury and Venus, and before Mars. It is about 150 million kilometers (about 93 million miles) from the sun. This distance, called an astronomical unit (AU), is a standard unit of measurement in astronomy. Earth is one AU from the sun.

7. solarsystem.nasa.gov › planets › earthIn Depth | Earth – NASA Solar System Exploration

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   While Earth is only the fifth largest planet in the solar system, it is the only world in our solar system with liquid water on the surface. Just slightly larger than nearby Venus, Earth is the biggest of the four planets closest to the Sun, all of which are made of rock and metal.

8. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleNASA Finds 219 Possible Planets, Including 10 'Earths'

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   Jun 19, 2017 · June 19, 2017. • 5 min read. NASA just added 219 possible planets to its growing catalogue of worlds beyond our solar system, including 10 that are potentially temperate, rocky worlds like Earth.

9. www.smithsonianmag.com › science-nature › innerInner Earth Is Teeming With Exotic Forms of Life | Smithsonian

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   Feb 29, 2016 · Gaetan Borgonie. Ancient bacteria from nearly two miles below Earth's surface: that's what first drew Tullis Onstott to begin his search for life in the most unlikely of places. The ...