Properties of an Earth-Like Planet Orbiting a Sun-Like Star: Earth Observed by the EPOXI Mission

Properties of an Earth-Like Planet Orbiting a Sun-Like Star: Earth Observed by the EPOXI Mission

NASA's EPOXI mission observed the disc-integrated Earth and Moon to test techniques for reconnoitering extrasolar terrestrial planets, using the Deep Impact flyby spacecraft to observe Earth at the beginning and end of Northern Hemisphere spring, 2008, from a range of 1/6 to 1/3 AU. These obser...

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Main Authors: Livengood, Timothy A. (Author), Deming, Drake (Author), A'Hearn, Michael F. (Author), Charbonneau, David (Author), Hewagama, Tilak (Author), Lisse, Carey M. (Author), McFadden, Lucy A. (Author), Meadows, Victoria S. (Author), Robinson, Tyler D. (Author), Seager, Sara (Contributor), Wellnitz, Dennis D. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2012-05-04T16:36:03Z.
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