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from that of their host stars,”
com-
ments Snellen.
“In contrast, planets
that transit their host stars can read-
ily be characterised.”
MASCARA
also has the potential to discover
super-Earths and Neptune-sized
planets. The project is expected to
provide a catalogue of the brightest
nearby targets for future exoplanet
characterisation observations, par-
ticularly for detailed planetary at-
mosphere observations.
T
he five cameras the form the MASCARA system. Together the five wide-angle
lenses allow MASCARA to image almost the entire visible sky in one go.
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