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arxiv: astro-ph/0004025 · v2 · submitted 2000-04-03 · 🌌 astro-ph

Abundance of Terrestrial Planets by Microlensing

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Terrestrial planets may be detected using the gravitational microlensing technique. This was demonstrated in the high magnification event MACHO-98-BLG-35. Observing strategies aimed at measuring the abundance of terrestrial planets are discussed, using both existing telescopes and planned telescopes.

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