Kepler Mission |
Kepler Mission |
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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Aug 8 2015, 08:38 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 555 Joined: 27-September 10 Member No.: 5458 |
brellis had the right idea. Its a pretty slim shot that there would be any transits between NH and the sun that would be measurable. All of the planets would miss the plane of view I think but I was thinking large asteroids, comets or KBOs that might transit after the current proposed extended mission. Was only considering that NH has a unique view of the Solar System where the Sun isn't anything but another star and this effect is just going to grow 5 years from now. May not be precise enough, as mentioned though.
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