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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:archiveType
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gptkb:Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes
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gptkbp:budget
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$600 million (approximate)
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gptkbp:contribution
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revolutionized exoplanet science
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gptkbp:detects
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42 CCDs
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gptkbp:diameter
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2.7 m
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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over 2,600 exoplanets
thousands of exoplanet candidates
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gptkbp:duration
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2009-2018
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gptkbp:extendedMission
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gptkb:K2_mission
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gptkbp:fieldOfView
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115 square degrees
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gptkbp:fieldOfViewShape
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rectangular
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gptkbp:firstLight
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2009-04-08
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gptkbp:goal
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discover Earth-size exoplanets in or near the habitable zone
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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NASA Kepler mission
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gptkbp:initialMissionDuration
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3.5 years
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gptkbp:instrument
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0.95-meter diameter photometer
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gptkbp:K2MissionEnd
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2018
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gptkbp:K2MissionObjective
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exoplanet and astrophysics observations in ecliptic plane
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gptkbp:K2MissionStart
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2014
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gptkbp:lastContact
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2018-10-30
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gptkbp:launchDate
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2009-03-07
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17B
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Delta_II_7925-10L
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gptkbp:length
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4.7 m
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
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gptkbp:mass
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1,039 kg
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gptkbp:missionType
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astronomer
exoplanet search
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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gptkb:Kepler-186f
gptkb:Kepler-22b
gptkb:Kepler-452b
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gptkbp:observationMethod
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transit photometry
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:orbitType
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heliocentric
372.5 days
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gptkbp:powerSource
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solar panels
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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thousands of scientific papers
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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gptkb:Kepler_Data_Release_25
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gptkbp:resolution
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95 megapixels
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gptkbp:retired
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2018-10-30
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gptkbp:scienceTeamLead
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gptkb:William_J._Borucki
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gptkbp:spacecraft
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gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:status
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retired
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Transiting_Exoplanet_Survey_Satellite_(TESS)
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gptkbp:surveyRegion
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gptkb:Cygnus-Lyra_region
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gptkbp:telescopeType
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photometer
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gptkbp:wavelengthRange
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visible light
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/main/index.html
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Earth_Analog
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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