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Kepler spacecraft and light curve illustration
2010 Aug 26: Kepler spacecraft and light curve illustration
08/26/2010

A depiction of the Kepler spacecraft along with a light curve, which is a plot of star brightness versus time. The light curve shows a star dimming as a planet passes in front of it, an event known as a transit.

Credit: NASA Ames Research Center/Kepler Mission

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