An Astronomer Is Trying to Detect an Exoplanet Via the Transit

question 41

Multiple Choice

An astronomer is trying to detect an exoplanet via the transit method. Which of these changes to a particular planet will make it EASIER to detect, if everything else about the planet is unchanged?

• A) increasing its radius
• B) increasing its mass
• C) increasing its orbital period
• D) All of these are correct.

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