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Few exoplanets have been imaged, and the images are very basic. However, artists can use the available data to make pictures to give us ideas about what the planets might be like. Adam Makarenko takes it a step further and creates models. [Image: Adam Makarenko]

Gliese 876 was the first red dwarf found to have a planet, and its planet Gliese 876b was also the first exoplanet discovered by the Keck Observatory. Gliese 876b is one of the models from the Keck Observatory's Exoplanet Imaginarium.

Model of Exoplanet Gliese 876b