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DARWIN
Science |
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science objectives of DARWIN are:
- to detect and analyse Earth-like worlds
- to detect atmospheres on these planets
and to search for gases that can indicate life
- to solve the technological
challenges of far infrared interferometric
imaging in space
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Darwin is an infrared (6 - 30 microns wavelength)
nulling interferometer. It will reduce the
intensity of the host star, so the faint reflected
light from planets can be detected.
DARWIN will detect gases in the atmospheres terrestrial
exoplanets. The earth's spectrumis shown opposite
has easily identifiable lines of water,
carbon dioxide, oxygen and ozone |
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