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Sep 24 2005, 04:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 147 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 91 |
This NASA Discovery mission is to be launched in June 2008 and will search for Earth-size and smaller planets. Launch was originally scheduled in 2007 but delayed by 8 months due to "funding constraints".
Here's the official web site: http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov/ |
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Mar 10 2009, 06:33 PM
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Talking about mission life time; there was already talk of a possible extension to six years, which would allow improved observations of more transits to detect smaller planets and of course finding planets in larger period orbits
Meanwhile: http://www.astronomynow.com/090310KeckandK...joinforces.html |
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Mar 10 2009, 10:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 237 Joined: 22-December 07 From: Alice Springs, N.T. Australia Member No.: 3989 |
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Mar 11 2009, 02:22 PM
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... can use the Keck-calculated mass ... That has brought to my attention. How does the team determine its mass? Using the mass spectometry determines it? If it is so, which of the following method uses: a) Vaporisation 'b)' Ionisation c) Acceleration d) Deflection e) Detection Regards, |
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Mar 11 2009, 03:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 |
SpaceListener, I hope you're jocking...
If you are able to put an exoplanet inside a mass spectrometer, you are a genius! -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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