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Finding Terrestrial Planets Using External OccultersIn order to identify a detected exoplanet as an Earth-like (habitable) planet, we must obtain its spectrum to verify that its atmosphere shows evidence of water vapor. We argue that a regular, optical telescope combined with a large occulter to block light from the star offers the most promising, cost-effective way to detect and characterize exoplanets.
Document ID
20070034736
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Heap, Sara
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 4, 2007
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Spirit of Lyot
Location: Berkeley, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: June 4, 2007
End Date: June 8, 2007
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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