SEEC AAS Hyperwall Presentation January 2018
This animation illustrates the Kepler-186 system, whose fifth world is the first Earth-sized exoplanet to be found orbiting within its star’s habitable zone. The animation closes with a simulated image from a coronagraph showing how such a planet might appear when directly imaged.
Credit: NASA/Ames/SETI Institute/JPL-Caltech
This illustration shows how the spectrum of light reflected by Earth can tell scientists about the planet's characteristics.
Credit: NASA
Illustration showing the spectra of several planets in our solar system, whose individual characteristics shape the light we detect.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Images of the planets in the preceding graph. This image is formatted for the vertical 10th screen of the hyperwall.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
10th screen graphic for Avi Mandell
10th screen graphic for Giada Arney
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, individual items should be credited as indicated above.
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Producers
- Scott Wiessinger (USRA)
- Claire Saravia (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Avi Mandell (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, March 15, 2018.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 12:23 AM EST.