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Darwin—an experimental astronomy mission to search for extrasolar planets.

Authors :
Cockell, Charles S.
Herbst, Tom
Léger, Alain
Absil, O.
Beichman, Charles
Benz, Willy
Brack, Andre
Chazelas, Bruno
Chelli, Alain
Cottin, Hervé
Coudé du Foresto, Vincent
Danchi, William
Defrère, Denis
Herder, Jan-Willem
Eiroa, Carlos
Fridlund, Malcolm
Henning, Thomas
Johnston, Kenneth
Kaltenegger, Lisa
Labadie, Lucas
Source :
Experimental Astronomy. Jan2009, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p435-461. 27p. 5 Color Photographs, 3 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 6 Graphs.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

As a response to ESA call for mission concepts for its Cosmic Vision 2015–2025 plan, we propose a mission called Darwin. Its primary goal is the study of terrestrial extrasolar planets and the search for life on them. In this paper, we describe different characteristics of the instrument. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09226435
Volume :
23
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Experimental Astronomy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36533399
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-008-9121-x