How Do We Expect That the First Earth-Sized Extrasolar Planets

question 69

Multiple Choice

How do we expect that the first Earth-sized extrasolar planets will be discovered (if they exist) ?

• A)by the transit technique from an observatory in space
• B)with photographs from a new generation of large,ground-based observatories
• C)by NASA's Terrestrial Planet Finder mission
• D)by the Doppler technique

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