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...
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) |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.,
2012-05-04T16:36:03Z.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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