NASA's Kepler program

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:analysis transit method
statistical validation
gptkbp:availability publicly accessible
gptkbp:collaboration involved multiple countries
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:SETI_Institute
gptkbp:collection photometric data
gptkbp:community global collaboration
gptkbp:contribution improved understanding of planetary systems
gptkbp:data_analysis_team Kepler Science Team
gptkbp:data_type light curves
gptkbp:discovered_by over 2,300 confirmed exoplanets
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Kepler-186f
gptkbp:ended November 15, 2018
gptkbp:exoplanet_classification hot Jupiters, super-Earths, Earth-like planets
gptkbp:funding gptkb:NASA's_Science_Mission_Directorate
gptkbp:goal discover Earth-size planets in the habitable zone
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Kepler program
gptkbp:image_processing gptkb:Kepler_pipeline
gptkbp:impact increased interest in exoplanet research
enhanced understanding of planet formation
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:key_concept gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920-10_L
gptkbp:launched March 7, 2009
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future exoplanet missions
TESS, JWST
gptkbp:mission gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
instrument calibration
identify potential habitable planets
NASA's first mission dedicated to finding Earth-like planets.
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 9 years
gptkbp:mission_type exoplanet survey
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkbp:notable_galaxies gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Kepler-22b
gptkbp:observatory_location L2 Lagrange point
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:planetary_candidates over 4,700
gptkbp:planetary_discovery_rate increased over time
gptkbp:provides_information_on open data policy
gptkbp:publications over 1,000 scientific papers
gptkbp:release_frequency quarterly
gptkbp:released gptkb:Kepler_Data_Release_25
gptkbp:research 4 years
continuous monitoring
transit photometry
gptkbp:scientific_goals characterize the diversity of planetary systems
gptkbp:scientific_instruments CCD detectors
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:successor K2 mission
gptkbp:view 105 square degrees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kepler_Data_Release_3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5