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Stellar aspects of habitability--characterizing target stars for terrestrial planet-finding missions.
- Source :
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Astrobiology [Astrobiology] 2010 Jan-Feb; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 103-12. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- We present and discuss the criteria for selecting potential target stars suitable for the search for Earth-like planets, with a special emphasis on the stellar aspects of habitability. Missions that search for terrestrial exoplanets will explore the presence and habitability of Earth-like exoplanets around several hundred nearby stars, mainly F, G, K, and M stars. The evaluation of the list of potential target systems is essential in order to develop mission concepts for a search for terrestrial exoplanets. Using the Darwin All Sky Star Catalogue (DASSC), we discuss the selection criteria, configuration-dependent subcatalogues, and the implication of stellar activity for habitability.
- Subjects :
- Planets
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-8070
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Astrobiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20307186
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2009.0367