Open AccessDirect Detection of Extrasolar Comets Is Possible
Author(s) -
M. Jura
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the astronomical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.61
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1538-3881
pISSN - 0004-6256
DOI - 10.1086/432162
Subject(s) - exoplanet , astrobiology , darwin (adl) , planet , terrestrial planet , physics , astronomy , computer science , software engineering
The dust tails of comets similar to Hale-Bopp can scatter as much opticallight as does the Earth. Space-based observatories such as the TerrestrialPlanet Finder or Darwin that will detect extra-solar terrestrial planets alsowill be able to detect extra-solar comets.Comment: 17 pages, 4 figures, AJ, in pres
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