Earthshine observations and the detection of vegetation on extrasolar planets

• Published in: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
• Main Author: Briot, Danielle
• Other Authors: Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique, Instrumentation (GEPI), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Concordia Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hal-obspm.ccsd.cnrs.fr/obspm-03855225; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921310011038

International audience To prepare future observations of terrestrial planets and the detection of life, we search for life on the planet Earth seen as a point source. Observations of Earthshine is a convenient way to see Earth as a remote planet. The vegetation reflectance spectrum presents a sharp...