The Most Successful Method to Date in Detecting Earth-Sized Exoplanets

question 47

Multiple Choice

The most successful method to date in detecting Earth-sized exoplanets is:

• A) the radial velocity method.
• B) the transit method.
• C) direct imaging.
• D) gravitational lensing.

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