The planet outside the Solar system, GJ 436 b, consist mainly of hot ice. Such opening was made by the Belgian astronomer Michael Zieon from Liege University, informed local mass-media.
GJ 436 b in size as the Neptune was found out by the American astronomers in 2004, however then they did not manage to conduct research of its surface. The planet revolves around of Gliese 436 orbit, the red dwarf star, located in 30 light years from the Earth in Lion constellation.
Results of researches have shown that GJ 436b consists mainly of water. Scientists name such planets “oceanic�, however water on GJ 436b has an exotic appearance.
“Strange ice on a surface of the planet has very high temperature. Such ice is impossible to be found on the Earth, it can be created only in laboratory environment”, - informed the astronomer.
According to him, the main mystery of GJ 436b is that “under a high pressure water hardens and turns into ice”. As the planet is close to the Sun (on the distance of 4 million kilometers), the temperature on its surface reaches about +572,00 F.
Last month this very team of astronomers found out «the second Earth “, named Gliese 581.

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