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Are We Alone? The Search for Other Earths
Lawrence Rudnick, Univ. of MN Prior Lake Rotary: Nov. 2009
Are We Alone? Search for
ExtraterrestrialIntelligence
Extremophiles
Search for Other Planets
Our 5 billion year old story …
First, looking close to home…
Eu
ropa
En
cela
du
s
Out to the stars …
What we see…
Artist’s conception
Early solar system
Pre-planetary Disks
On to Planets…
Direct imaging
Transit
Doppler shifts
Direct imaging
Transit
CoRot (ESA)
Kepler (NASA)
Doppler
Terrestrial Planet Finder (coronagraph) Terrestrial Planet Finder (interferometer)
Space Interferometry Mission
Being part of the adventure…
Discovering the stories Sharing the stories
Minnesota Planetarium andSpace Discovery Center
Large Binocular TelescopeMount Graham, Arizona
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