科学小説「月からの手紙」第１４話 ベレロフォン
を公開しました。
ＮＡＳＡの太陽系外惑星観測機「ケプラー」の話の前はほぼノンフィクションです。
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Planet-hunting Kepler telescope back in action
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グリーゼ436b （ウィキペディア）
Gliese 436 b (Wikipedia)
Exoplanet Transit Database: GJ436 b
http://var2.astro.cz/ETD/etd.php?STARNAME=GJ436&PLANET=b
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ベレロフォン (惑星)（ウィキペディア）
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NASA's Spitzer Sees Day and Night on Exotic World (NASA, Oct.12, 2006)
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