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Transit, Astrometric, Coronagraphic and Interferometric Exo-planet Studies - Synergy and Complementarity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2006

W. A. Traub ,
S. T. Ridgway ,
C. A. Beichman ,
K. J. Johnston ,
J. Kasting  and
M. Shao
W. A. Traub
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Lab, M/S 301-451, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA email: wtraub@jpl.nasa.gov
S. T. Ridgway
Affiliation:
NASA Headquarters, 300 E St SW, Washington, DC 20546 email: sridgway@hq.nasa.gov
C. A. Beichman
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Inst. of Technology, Mail Code 100-22, 770 South Wilson Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA email: chas@ipac.caltech.edu
K. J. Johnston
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Observatory, 3450 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington DC 20392, USA email: kjj@astro.usno.navy.mil
J. Kasting
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, 443 Deike, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA email: kasting@essc.psu.edu
M. Shao
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Lab, M/S 301-486, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA email: mshao@huey.jpl.nasa.gov
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Abstract

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The goals of the Navigator Program at NASA are to find Earth-like planets around nearby stars, to determine if they are habitable, and to search for signs of life. Three strategic missions are planned to carry out this program: the Space Interferometer Mission Planetquest (SIM), the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph (TPF-C), and the Terrestrial Planet Finder Interferometer (TPF-I). These missions, along with the PI-class Kepler project, will each discover unique knowledge about extrasolar planets, synergistically building on the other missions.

Keywords

techniques: high angular resolutioninterferometricstars: planetary systems