Space Telescopes Looking for Transiting Planets Look for Small Drops

question 21

Multiple Choice

Space telescopes looking for transiting planets look for small drops in brightness; these dropscan be detected if they are greater than about:

• A)10%.
• B)1%.
• C)0.01%.
• D)0.0001%.
• E)any size.

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