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SUMMARY:The CoRoT mission - first results\, successes and the future - Fri
 dlund\, M (ESA/ESTeC)
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CONTACT:Mustapha Amrani
DESCRIPTION:The CoRoT mission was launched into space on the 27:th of Dece
 mber of 2006 and have carried out scientific measurements since mid-Februa
 ry of 2007. Over 45 000 light curves with lengths of between 22 and 155 da
 ys have been obtained with a dutycycle of over 95% have been obtained and 
 a large number are already to be found on the public server of the CoRoT m
 ission. So far 12 planets have been discovered and further studied (of whi
 ch for 7 the first results have been published). Several of these objects 
 have very interesting characteristics. The most spectacular find is design
 ated 7b and is the first proven terrestrial type ('rocky') planet found ou
 tside the solar system. This is because we have measured both a very preci
 se radius as well as a well determined mass\, proving that its average den
 sity is similar to the 'rocky'worlds found in our own system. As such this
  planet form the beginning of the study of worlds like our own in the Gala
 xy\, as well as being the kind of object that the CoRoT mission was design
 ed to find. Nevertheless\, literally hundreds of exo-planetary candidates 
 have been found and new ones are being added to the list for follow-up obs
 ervations on almost a daily basis. \n\nThe talk will discuss the confirmed
  planets\, CoRoT-7b in particular and give a hint of things to come
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1 Newton Institute
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