Two Earth-sized planets orbiting Kepler-20
Since the discovery of the first extrasolar giant planets around Sun-like stars[superscript 1, 2], evolving observational capabilities have brought us closer to the detection of true Earth analogues. The size of an exoplanet can be determined when it periodically passes in front of (transits) its pa...
Main Authors: | Seager, Sara, Rogers, Leslie Anne |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences |
Format: | Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Nature Publishing Group
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74187 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0638-3455 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6892-6948 |
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