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討論區 => 天文新知 => 主題作者是: peter 於 2018-01-23 10:04:30



主題: 未來技術可以研究系外行星地形或山??
作者: peter2018-01-23 10:04:30
https://www.universetoday.com/138308/upcoming-telescopes-able-detect-mountains-landscapes-extrasolar-planets/

The study, which recently appeared online under the title “Finding Mountains with Molehills: The Detectability of Exotopography“, was conducted by Moiya McTier and David Kipping – and graduate student and an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University, respectively. Based on models they created using bodies in our Solar System, the team considered whether transit surveys might be able to reveal topographical data on exoplanets.