'Earth size' presentation slideshows

NASA's first mission capable of finding Earth-size and smaller planets around other stars

KEPLER The Planet find Mission. NASA's first mission capable of finding Earth-size and smaller planets around other stars. Kepler Overview. The question of is there other worlds has been answered. There is now clear evidence for substantial numbers of three types of exoplanets ;

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Planetary Characterization

Planetary Characterization. Giovanna Tinetti University College London. - France Allard (CRAL, radiative transfer, spectral models) - Nicole Allard (GEPI, spectroscopy of atomic species) - Alan Aylward et al. (UCL, 3D upper atm. modeling)

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What good is astronomy?

What good is astronomy? Calendar Time Shade Driving Conditions Hunting Navigation Earth Orbit Seasons Sundial Shaded Parking Glare Shadow Moonlight North South East West Sun Moon Stars Planets When is the sun out? Are all days the same length? Is the moon out tonight

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What good is astronomy?

What good is astronomy?. Calendar Time Shade Driving Conditions Hunting Navigation. Earth Orbit Seasons Sundial Shaded Parking Glare Shadow Moonlight North South East West. Sun Moon Stars Planets. When is the sun out? Are all days the same length? Is the moon out tonight

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What good is astronomy?

What good is astronomy?. Calendar Time Shade Driving Conditions Hunting Navigation. Earth Orbit Seasons Sundial Shaded Parking Glare Shadow Moonlight North South East West. Sun Moon Stars Planets. When is the sun out? Are all days the same length? Is the moon out tonight

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High-Contrast Imaging and the Direct Detection of Exoplanets

High-Contrast Imaging and the Direct Detection of Exoplanets. Sandrine Thomas, Ruslan Belikov , and many collaborators. Is there another Earth out there?. Is there life on this over Earth?. 2. Requirements for habitability. not habitable (too small to keep oxygen and water).

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History of Astronomy

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KEPLER: The Search for Earth-size Planets in the Habitable Zone of Solar-like Stars

KEPLER: The Search for Earth-size Planets in the Habitable Zone of Solar-like Stars. Gibor Basri, U. Cal., Berkeley Alan Boss, Carneige Inst. W. Timothy Brown, HAO, UCAR Donald Brownlee, U. Wash. John Caldwell, York U. Christensen-Dalsgaard, Arhus U. William Cochran, U. Texas

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Astronomy (cont.) Cosmic Measurements

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Observing Venus as a transiting exoplanet

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The Moon

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INTRINSIC PLANETARY FREQUENCIES BASED ON KEPLER OBSERVATIONS William Borucki , NASA Ames

Gordon Conference, 21July 2011. INTRINSIC PLANETARY FREQUENCIES BASED ON KEPLER OBSERVATIONS William Borucki , NASA Ames. Kepler Mission Objectives; Determine the Frequency of Earth-size and larger planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars  eta-Earth

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INTRINSIC PLANETARY FREQUENCIES BASED ON KEPLER OBSERVATIONS William Borucki , NASA Ames

Gordon Conference, 21July 2011. INTRINSIC PLANETARY FREQUENCIES BASED ON KEPLER OBSERVATIONS William Borucki , NASA Ames. Kepler Mission Objectives; Determine the Frequency of Earth-size and larger planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars ? eta-Earth

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Moon & Earth

Moon & Earth. By Macinzie Lewis and Paityn Ralph. Moon & Earth size. The moon size is 3,474 KM The earth size is 12,756 KM. Landforms/Craters. The Landforms for the moon are craters and mountains. The Landforms for the earth are one crater and lots of mountains. Gravity.

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Earth and Moon CHARACTERISTICS

Earth and Moon CHARACTERISTICS. By Daniel Torres. Size of the Earth and moon. Size of Earth. Size of moon. The moon is approximately 3,474 kilometers in diameter. The Earth is approximately 12,742 kilometers in diameter. Fast Fact: Earth is about 4 times the size of the moon.

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