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Eccentricity distribution<br />

Mayor et al. 2011<br />

•high and even very high <strong>eccentric</strong>ities are common among exo<strong>planets</strong>. This is very different<br />

than in the Solar System.<br />

•mean <strong>eccentric</strong>ity for giants: 0.28 > any planet of the Solar System.<br />

•lower mass <strong>planets</strong> seem to have lower (but still quite high) e 10 MJ), dynamical interactions in a cluster

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