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Discovery of GJ 1214 b

Name: Discovery of GJ 1214 b – Canada factsheet records
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Canada · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2009Date range

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Chronological records

2009

David Charbonneau2009

United States of America · Science / Astronomy

Leads discovery of transiting super-Earth GJ 1214 b around a nearby red dwarf.

Names involved

David Charbonneau

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