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LOW-MASS PLANETS WITH A PRIMORDIAL ATMOSPHERE OF HYDROGEN AND HELIUM MIGHT HAVE THE TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES THAT ALLOW WATER IN THE LIQUID PHASE. THE PRESENCE OF LIQUID WATER IS FAVORABLE FOR LIFE, SO THAT THESE PLANETS POTENTIALLY HARBOUR EXOTIC HABITATS FOR BILLIONS OF YEARS