'Wind-ruffled waves, foam and wave shadows, above natural blue seawater': How we'll spot exoplanets with oceans - Phys.org
5/27/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Evan Gough
by Evan Gough
Our planet's oceans generate tell-tale light signatures when sunlight reflects off them. Exoplanets with significant ocean coverage may do the same. Can we use the Earth's reflectance signatures to identify other Earth-like worlds with large oceans?
Our planet's oceans generate tell-tale light signatures when sunlight reflects off them. Exoplanets with significant ocean coverage may do the same. Can we use the Earth's reflectance signatures to i… [+5413 chars]
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