Earth-like Planet efforts - Exomoons Flashcards

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Define

A

Moons orbiting exoplanets

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Are they easier to find or harder?

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HARDER, we are yet to find a single exomoon.

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Pulsar timing

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Looking at specific stars known as pulsars, which emit stable radio waves.

Small differences in these waves show exoplanet, and smaller is exomoon.

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4
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Direct Imaging

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Using infrared to take photos of stars.

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5
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Which method is UNUSABLE?

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Radiational velocity

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