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 Author:
Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Acknowledgement:
This work was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California
Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration,
through funding from the NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program

All artwork made at JPL-Caltech.

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 INSTRUCTIONS:

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These slides will not work in "regular viewing mode.”

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 List of slides

1. Comparison of Exoplanets’ Locations

2. Comparison of Exoplanets’ Locations (Kelvin)
3. Comparison of Host Stars
4. Comparison of Host Stars (Kelvin)
5. Comparison of Metal Phases on Exoplanets – Quiz
6. Comparison of Planet Sizes – Exoplanets
7. Comparison of Planet Sizes - Solar Systems
8. Comparison of Space Telescopes
9. Comparison of TRAPPIST-1 – with Inner Solar System
10. Habitable Zones Compared to the Size of the Hosting Star - with
different types of stars
11. Habitable Zones Compared to the Size of the Hosting Star
12. Planet Formation
13. Planets vs Stars - Brightness, Size, and Weight (Mass)
14. Spectroscopy - Detection of Bio Signatures
15. Speed Comparison – Jet Airliner vs. Small Astronomical Bodies

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Comparison of Exoplanets’ Locations – with Solar System Planets

Temperature
Distance
Exo
(from System
star)

2240° F 980° F 80° F

0.1 0.2 (1227°
0.3 C)0.4 0.5 0.6 (527°
0.7 C)
0.8 0.9 1 (27° C)
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Astronomical Units

Temperature
Distance
Solar
(from Sun)System

800°/-290° F 62° F - 82° F

0.1 0.2(427°/-180°
0.3 C)
0.4 0.5 0.6 (17° C)0.8
0.7 0.9 1 ( - 63° 1.2
1.1 C) 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Astronomical Units
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Comparison of Exoplanets’ Locations – with Solar System Planets

Temperature
Distance
(Degrees
(from star) Kelvin)

| | |
0.1 0.2 1500°
0.3 K
0.4 0.5 0.6 800°
0.7 K
0.8 0.9 1 300°1.2
1.1 K 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Astronomical Units

Temperature
Distance
(Degrees
(from Sun) Kelvin)

| | |
0.1 0.2
340°
0.3
K0.4 0.5 0.6
290°
0.7
K
0.8 0.9 1
210°1.2
1.1
K 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Astronomical Units
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Comparison of Host stars – with Solar System Planets

Distance
Temperature
(from
Around
star)
M Dwarf

800°/-290° F 62° F - 82° F - 154° F

0.1 0.2(427°/-180°
0.3 C)
0.4 0.5 (17°
0.6 C) 0.7 0.8 ( - 63°
0.9 C) 1 1.1( - 103°
1.2C) 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Astronomical Units

Distance
Temperature
(from
Around
Sun) Sun

800°/-290° F 62° F - 82° F - 154° F

0.1 0.2(427°/-180°
0.3 C)
0.4 0.5 (17°
0.6 C) 0.7 0.8 ( - 63°
0.9 C) 1 1.1( - 103°
1.2C) 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Astronomical Units Jupiter
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Comparison of Exoplanets’ Locations – with Solar System Planets

Temperature
Distance
(Degrees
(from star) Kelvin)

| | |
0.1 0.2 1500°
0.3 K
0.4 0.5 0.6 800°
0.7 K
0.8 0.9 1 300°1.2
1.1 K 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Astronomical Units

Temperature
Distance
(Degrees
(from Sun) Kelvin)

| | |
0.1 0.2
340°
0.3
K0.4 0.5 0.6
290°
0.7
K
0.8 0.9 1
210°1.2
1.1
K 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Astronomical Units
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Comparison of Metal Phases on Exoplanets – Quiz

Temperature

2240° F 980° F 80° F

(1227° C) (527° C) (27° C)

Titanium

Gold

Lead

Mercury
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Comparison of Planet Sizes – Exoplanets

Earth
Mars
Moon
Pluto
Ceres
Earth Gas Giant Mars
Neptunian Moon
Super-Earth Pluto Ceres
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Comparison of Planet Sizes – Solar System

Earth
Mars
Moon
Pluto
Ceres
Earth Jupiter Mars
Neptune Moon
Super-Earth Pluto Ceres
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Comparison of Space Telescopes

Hubble
Kepler/K2
James Webb
TESS SpaceSpace
Telescope
Telescope
Operation Period: 1990-now
2009-2018
2021 (planned)
2018-now
Mirror Size: 2.4m
1.4m
6.5mcm
10.5
Weight: 12,200
1052.4
6500kgkgkg
362

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Comparison of TRAPPIST-1 – with Inner Solar System

TRAPPIST-1 System

Inner Solar System

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Comparison of Habitable Zones – With Different Types of Stars

Twice the size

of our Sun

Half
Ourthe size
Sun
of our Sun

Scale of Sun and planets

are greatly exaggerated

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The Habitable Zone

too hot just right too cold

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Planet Formation – from Dust to Planets

Giant
Planet
Protoplanets:
Planetesimals:
Astronomical
planets
formation
Protoplanetary
Rocky, embryos
terrestrial
is
dustcomplete
of
disks:
planets
BuildingBirthplace
blocks of ofplanets
planets
Formation
Timescale:
Size:
Size:
~ timescale:
1000
~Formation
0.1
~ akm
micron
few
or1-10
100
larger
timescale:
tomillion
~ a few years
mm
Size: ~Lifetime:
10-100
a few km
million
1-10
to amillion
years
few 100years
km

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Stars vs. Planets –

There are many reasons why we

can easily see stars in the night sky,
but not their planets…

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Stars vs. Planets – Brightness

Brightness:
The…compared
So, howlightmany
reflected
timesbybrighter
to the alight
planetis
About
the 3,400,000,000
is extremely
light dimby
emitted
reflected by times
compared brighter
the Sun…
Earth? to
(3.4
the billion light
intense timesfrom
brighter)
a star.
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Stars vs. Planets – Brightness

It’s
…not almost
withlike
comparing
Butone the tiny
single
with the
light
lightfrom
fromaabout
candle…
lighthouse…
2,000 lighthouses!
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Stars vs. Planets – Size

?
Size:
Stars like the Sun are 110
massiveSo, objects,
howtimes
many Earths
The Sun is 110
far wider than planets
would
wider than itEarth.
take to equal the
such as Earth.
width of the Sun?
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Stars vs. Planets – Size

It’s almost like

comparing a piece
of popcorn…
to a bicycle.
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Stars vs. Planets – Weight (Mass)

So, how many Earths

would it take to equal the
weight of the Sun? Weight:
( Way too many to show here)
Planets are much lighter than stars,
which tend to be massive…
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Stars vs. Planets – Weight (Mass)

About
It’s almost
333,000 Earths
like comparing
equal the weight
aofpaperclip…
the Sun.
to a sumo wrestler.
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Spectroscopy – Detection of Biosignatures

Light from star

minus equals

Star Instrument

Light from
Light from star
star & planet
passes through
− Light from
star only = Light from
planet only

planet’s atmosphere

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Spectroscopy – Detection of Biosignatures

Water (H20)
Light from planet only

Methane
Light from (CH4)
planet only

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Speed Comparison – Jet Airliner vs. Small Astronomical Bodies

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Speed Comparison – Jet Airliner vs. Small Astronomical Bodies

Asteroid
Bennu 100x faster

Size Comparison?
Interstellar Object
Oumuamua 100x faster

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