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 (Contributor), Rogers, Leslie Anne (Contributor) |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group,
2012-10-22T18:10:37Z.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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