The SPECULOOS project aims to detect terrestrial exoplanets well suited for detailed atmospheric characterization, explains Principal Investigator Michaël Gillon.
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Gillon, M. Searching for red worlds. Nat Astron 2, 344 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0443-y
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