How Does the Kepler Mission Plan to Detect Earth-Like Planets

question 66

Multiple Choice

How does the Kepler mission plan to detect Earth-like planets around other stars?

• A) by measuring the Doppler shift in spectral lines as the central star is tugged to and fro by the planet
• B) by observing the slight dip in brightness of the central star as the planet transits
• C) by directly imaging the planet in the infrared
• D) by observing the spectrum of the planet
• E) by measuring the slight shift in position of the central star as it is tugged to and fro by the planet

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