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Kepler-452b
Discovery method: Transit Method, Notable features: One of the oldest known Earth-size planets, Possible Earth's 'cousin', Potential for habitability: Potential for liquid water on surface.
TRAPPIST-1e
Discovery method: Transit Method, Notable features: Part of a system with seven Earth-sized planets, Potential for habitability: Rocky with possible liquid water.
GJ 1214 b
Discovery method: Transit Method, Notable features: Water world, large atmosphere, Potential for habitability: Hot and steamy atmosphere could hinder habitability.
HD 209458 b (Osiris)
Discovery method: Transit Method, Notable features: First exoplanet detected transiting its star, Potential for habitability: Hot gas giant with no potential for habitability.
55 Cancri e
Discovery method: Radial Velocity and Transit Method, Notable features: Super-Earth, tidally locked, Potential for habitability: Extreme temperatures, unlikely for life.
WASP-12b
Discovery method: Transit Method, Notable features: Extremely hot, large and dark exoplanet, Potential for habitability: No potential due to extreme temperatures.
Kepler-22b
Discovery method: Transit Method, Notable features: First Kepler planet found in the habitable zone, Potential for habitability: Possesses a possible Earth-like temperature.
Proxima Centauri b
Discovery method: Radial Velocity Method, Notable features: Closest exoplanet to the Sun, orbits the nearest star, Potential for habitability: It's in the habitable zone but solar flares may affect it.
LHS 1140 b
Discovery method: Transit Method and Radial Velocity, Notable features: Rockier and larger than Earth, Potential for habitability: Resides in habitable zone with potential for liquid water.
K2-18b
Discovery method: Transit Method, Notable features: First exoplanet found with water vapor in its atmosphere, Potential for habitability: Potential for liquid water, though the planet is a mini-Neptune.
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