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Kepler Stars with Multiple Transiting Planet CandidatesNASA's Kepler spacecraft was launched into an Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit in March of 2009. Kepler is designed to conduct a statistical census of planetary system properties using transit photometry. Among the most exciting early results from Kepler are target stars found to have photometric signatures that suggest the presence of more than one transiting planet. Individual transiting planets provide information on the size and orbital period distributions of exoplanets. Multiple transiting planets provide additional information on the spacing and flatness distributions of planetary systems. Results to d ate and plans for future analysis will be presented.
Document ID
20130013769
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lissauer, Jack J.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 27, 2013
Publication Date
October 3, 2012
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: 42nd Annual Meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences
Location: Pasadena, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: October 3, 2012
End Date: October 8, 2012
Sponsors: American Astronomical Society
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 354171.04.07.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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