<i>Darwin</i> —A Mission to Detect and Search for Life on Extrasolar Planets

S. Cockell, Charles; Léger, Alain; Fridlund, M.; Herbst, Tom; Kaltenegger, Lisa; Absil, Olivier; Beichman, Charles; Benz, W.; Blanc, Michel; Brack, André; Chelli, A.; Colangelí, L.; Cottin, Hervé; Coudé du Foresto, F.; C. Danchi, W.; Defrère, Denis; W. den Herder, J.; Eiroa, C.; S. Greaves, J.; Henning, Thomas; J. Johnston, K.; R. A. Jones, H.; Labadie, Lucas; Lammer, H.; Launhardt, R.; R. Lawson, Peter; P. Lay, Oliver; LeDuigou, J.-M.; Liseau, R.; Malbet, F.; Martin, Stefan; Mawet, Dimitri; Mourard, D.; Moutou, C.; M. Mugnier, Laurent; Ollivier, M.; Paresce, Francesco; Quirrenbach, A.; Rabbia, Yves; A. Raven, John; J. A. Röttgering, H.; Rouan, Daniel; C. Santos, N.; Selsis, Franck; Serabyn, Eugene; Shibai, H.; Tamura, Motohide; Thiébaut, Éric; Westall, Francès; J. White, G.

doi:10.1089/ast.2007.0227

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Darwin —A Mission to Detect and Search for Life on Extrasolar Planets

Published in Astrobiology • Jan 1, 2009

Authors:

Charles S. Cockell

Alain Léger

M. Fridlund

Abstract

The discovery of extrasolar planets is one of the greatest achievements of modern astronomy. The detection of planets that vary widely in mass demonstrates that extrasolar planets of low mass exist. In this paper, we describe a mission, called Darwin, whose primary goal is the search for, and charac...

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Exoplanet

Darwin (ADL)

Planet

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