The far future of exoplanet direct characterization
arXiv:0910.0726 · doi:10.1089/ast.2009.0371
Abstract
In this outlook we describe what could be the next steps of the direct characterization of habitable exoplanets after first the medium and large mission projects and investigate the benefits of the spectroscopic and direct imaging approaches. We show that after third and fourth generation missions foreseeable for the next 100 years, we will face a very long era before being able to see directly the morphology of extrasolar organisms.
Draft of a paper accepted in Astrobiology
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