Kepler Mission

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Type of observatory:
Optical

Description:
The Kepler Mission is NASA's first mission capable of discovering Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of other stars. Kepler launched March 6, 2009, and will operate 3.5 years (minimum). Kepler is a photometric instrument with a specially designed 0.95-meter wide field telescope (FOV=105 square degrees) encompassing millions of stars.

Location: Space/USA
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Watch the recorded movie of the event here.

Go to the Kepler Mission website [external link]