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ESPRESSO Project

ESPRESSO Project. Search and Characterization of rocky planets in the habitable zone Search and Characterization of rocky planets in the habitable zone. The project El proyecto. The site El sitio. 2011 – Project start 2016 – Installation on site 2017 – Start of operations

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ESPRESSO Project

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  1. ESPRESSO Project Search and Characterization of rocky planets in the habitable zone Search and Characterization of rocky planets in the habitable zone The project El proyecto The site El sitio 2011 – Project start 2016 – Installation on site 2017 – Start of operations 2006 – Project start 2016 – Installation on site 2017 – Start of operations The instrument El instrumento ESO’s Very-Large Telescope (VLT) on Cerro Paranal, Chile. ESPRESSO will collect the light of up to four 8.2 m telescopes. ESO’s Very-Large Telescope (VLT) on Cerro Paranal, Chile. ESPRESSO will collect the light of up to four 8.2 m telescopes. Credit/credito: ESO Science Ciencia 3-D model of the new ultra-precise ESPRESSO spectrograph. It will be 10 times more precise than any other instrument beforehand. 3-D model of the new ultra-precise ESPRESSO spectrograph. It will be 10 times more precise than any other instrument beforehand. Credit/credito: IAC The Consortium El Consorcio ESPRESSO will search for rocky planets in the habitable zone, i.e. for planets similar to our Earth. The example of Gliese 581 d has indicated the path … ESPRESSO will search for rocky planets in the habitable zone, i.e. for planets similar to our Earth. The example of Gliese 581 d has indicated the path … Credit/credito: Franck Selsis European Southern Observatory Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Physics Institute, University of Bern Observatory of the University of Geneva INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste Universidade de Lisboa, SIM/IDL & LOLS Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto Contacts: F. Pepe (Principal Investigator) – email: francesco.pepe@unige.ch

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