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audie

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Why is detecting Earth-sized planets much more difficult than finding Jupiter-sized planets around other stars?
 
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When did Copernicus live?
 
  A) about 500 years ago
  B) about 1000 years ago
  C) about 2000 years ago
  D) about 100 years ago
  E) about 5000 years ago


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Jupiter is much more massive, so its gravity will produce enough pull on its star to create observed Doppler shifts. Also, Jupiter is much larger, so if it were to transit the disk of its star, the drop in starlight would be easier to detect.

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audie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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