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Ice and organics
In this talk we present spectroscopy of asteroids 24 Themis and 65 Cybele in the 2-4 μ region obtained with the NASA 3.5m IRTF telescope. Their spectra are very...
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TalkInside Volcanoes through cosmic-ray muon tomographyThe origin and structure of the Earth's crust is still a major question. Current measurements of the nearby crust are based largely on seismic, gravimetric and...
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TalkIt's About Time: Exploring Planet Evolution with the Zodiacal Exoplanets In Time (ZEIT) ProjectTime is one of the least explored dimensions of exoplanet research; most stars targeted by large surveys are middle-aged by necessity or statistics. Yet the...
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TalkLiving with a red dwarf: X-ray and UV emissions of red dwarf stars and effects on hosted planets and their suitability for lifeRed Dwarf (dM) stars are the most numerous stars in our Galaxy. These faint, cool, long-lived, and low mass stars make up > 80% of all stars in the Universe...
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TalkMass-Metallicity Trends in Transiting ExoplanetsAtmospheric compositions can provide powerful diagnostics of formation and migration histories of planetary systems. In this talk, I will present the results of...
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TalkNew Worlds: the Search for Planets outside the Solar SystemFor thousands of years humankind has speculated on the existence of planets and life beyond the solar system, but until recently astronomers have had only our...
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TalkObservations of Transiting ExoplanetsI will present the last results of the Transit Monitoring in the South (TraMoS) project. Since 2008, TraMoS has monitored transits of 30 exoplanets with...
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TalkObserving Planetary Transits with GTCSo far more than 800 planets have been discovered and their characterization is becoming more important. Transiting planets offer the unique opportunity of...
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TalkOptical and near-infrared day-side emission from exoplanetsObservations of the secondary eclipse of an exoplanet, the moment the planet moves behind its star, allow us measure the radiation emitted by the exoplanet...