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SIM PlanetQuest Spacecraft

Artist's concept of the current mission configuration.

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SIM PlanetQuest Spacecraft
How sensitive is SIM?

Short video visualizing SIM PlanetQuest sensitivity of SIM spacecraft. (Requires latest QuickTime Player)

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How sensitive is SIM?
SIM PlanetQuest's reach

Graphic illustrating the astrometric reach of SIM PlanetQuest, as compared to Hipparcos.

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Planets SIM Can Find (Version 1)
Planets SIM Can Find (Version 1)

Graphic illustrating the mass and quantity of planets SIM PlanetQuest could potentially detect.

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Planets SIM Can Find (Version 1)
Planets SIM Can Find (Version 2)

Graphic illustrating the mass and quantity of planets SIM PlanetQuest could potentially detect.

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Planets SIM Can Find (Version 1)
Solar wobble caused by Jupiter

Displacement of the Sun over 45-year period caused by Jupiter, as observed from 33 light-years away.

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Planets SIM Can Find (Version 1)

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Extrasolar planets. Exo-planets. Searching for extrasolar planets. Searching for exo-planets. Earth-like planets in the Milky Way. Exoplanets and extra-solar planets, or exoplanets and extra-solar planets. Planets around others stars are called extrasolar planets. What is an extrasolar planet? Astronomy, or astronomy and finding planets. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website California Institute of Technology Website JPL Website Home Page JPL Website - Earth JPL Website - Solar System JPL Website - Stars and Galaxies JPL Website - Science and Technology Planet Quest Home Page Space Interferometry Mission Home Page SIM Astronomers' Site Planet Quest Home Page SIM PlanetQuest Astronomers' Site Home Page