What Is the Purpose of the European CHEOPS Mission

question 47

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the European CHEOPS mission?

• A)to precisely measure the properties of known extrasolar planets
• B)to discover new types of extrasolar planets unobservable with current instruments
• C)to search for signals from alien civilizations
• D)to search for new extrasolar planets throughout the entire sky

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