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phil — 8/6/2009 7:23:20 PM (archived)

Reading the Kepler site in detail they refer to confirmation of detections by other instruments. In any case, ground scopes may be used to attempt to take spectra of the planets, increasing the yield from Kepler.

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- re: Reminder: Kepler "early science" briefing today at 2pm EDT - phil - 8/6/2009 2:29:55 PM
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