The Prospect of Detecting Volcanic Signatures on an ExoEarth Using Direct Imaging

The Prospect of Detecting Volcanic Signatures on an ExoEarth Using Direct Imaging

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided the first opportunity of studying the atmospheres of terrestrial exoplanets and estimating their surface conditions. Earth-sized planets around Sun-like stars are currently inaccessible with JWST, however, and will have to be observed using the next...

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Main Authors: Colby M. Ostberg, Scott D. Guzewich, Stephen R. Kane, Erika Kohler, Luke D. Oman, Thomas J. Fauchez, Ravi K. Kopparapu, Jacob Richardson, Patrick Whelley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
Subjects:
Exoplanet atmospheres
Exoplanet astronomy
Exoplanet detection methods
Exoplanets
Volcanism
Direct imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acfe12

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acfe12

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