George Ricker TESS PI Masters Forum Annapolis MD 9 November 2011 TESS Science Goals and Drivers TESS will discover new exoplanets transiting the nearest and brightest stars ➡ TESS will monitor 500,000 stars ➡ TESS science goals focus on ➡ Earths and super-Earths (<2.0 R E ) ➡ Host stars with stellar types F5 to M5 TESS provides JWST and ELTs with the best exoplanet targets for detailed characterization
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George Ricker TESS PI Masters Forum Annapolis MD 9 November 2011
TESS Science Goals and Drivers!! TESS will discover new exoplanets transiting the nearest
and brightest stars!
➡ TESS will monitor 500,000 stars!
➡ TESS science goals focus on!
➡ Earths and super-Earths (<2.0 RE)!
➡ Host stars with stellar types F5 to M5!
! TESS provides JWST and ELTs with the best exoplanet targets for detailed characterization !
George Ricker TESS PI Masters Forum Annapolis MD 9 November 2011
TESS Discovery Space!
George Ricker TESS PI Masters Forum Annapolis MD 9 November 2011
TESS Discovery Space!
George Ricker TESS PI Masters Forum Annapolis MD 9 November 2011
TESS Based on MIT HETE-2 Mission!u HETE-2 Was Well Within the Cost Box !
u Rigorous K.I.S.S. Project Philosophy u Small, dedicated scientist/engineer mission team uCaveat: Mission challenges are more complex…
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