A roadmap for the atmospheric characterization of terrestrial exoplanets with JWST
Ultracool dwarf stars are abundant, long-lived and uniquely suited to enable the atmospheric study of transiting terrestrial companions with the JWST. Among them, the most prominent is the M8.5V star TRAPPIST-1 and its seven planets. While JWST Cycle 1 observations have started to yield preliminary insights into the planets, they have also revealed
Trappist-1 Jwst Community Initiative, De Wit, Julien et al.
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