Exoplanet Terra Incognita [IMA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1809.05031


Exoplanet surface imaging, cartography and the search for exolife are the next frontiers of planetology and astrophysics. Here we present an over-view of ideas and techniques to resolve albedo features on exoplanetary surfaces. Albedo maps obtained in various spectral bands (similar to true-colour images) may reveal exoplanet terrains, geological history, life colonies, and even artificial structures of advanced civilizations.

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S. Berdyugina, J. Kuhn, R. Belikov, et. al.
Fri, 14 Sep 18
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Comments: 16 pages, 6 figures, Planetary Cartography