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published by the NASA Ames Research Center
This NASA page provides a description of the Kepler and K2 NASA missions, which included searches for extrasolar planets. Text describes how these planets are detected, the mission objectives, and how Kepler works. The site also provides information about Kepler's second mission: K2.
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Astronomy
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image credit: NASA, Troy Cryder; image source;    larger image This resource was a Physics To Go feature from February 1, 2012 until February 16, 2012. View the feature here!


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Keywords: Star, telescope
Record Creator: Metadata instance created January 20, 2012 by Ed Lee
Record Updated: Aug 13, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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October 30, 2018
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AIP Format
(NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field), WWW Document, (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index.html).
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Kepler and K2 Mission (NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field), <https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index.html>.
APA Format
Kepler and K2 Mission. (2018, October 30). Retrieved March 17, 2025, from NASA Ames Research Center: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index.html
Chicago Format
NASA Ames Research Center. Kepler and K2 Mission. Moffett Field: NASA Ames Research Center, October 30, 2018. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index.html (accessed 17 March 2025).
MLA Format
Kepler and K2 Mission. Moffett Field: NASA Ames Research Center. 30 Oct. 2018. 17 Mar. 2025 <https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Kepler and K2 Mission}, Publisher = {NASA Ames Research Center}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {17 March 2025}, Month = {October 30, 2018}, Year = {} }
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