Phrases with «stellar occultation»

Stellar occultation refers to an astronomical event where one celestial object (usually a star) appears to be hidden or blocked by another object passing in front of it. It's like when the Moon blocks the Sun during a solar eclipse, but instead, one star gets blocked by another celestial body. Full definition

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Sentences with «stellar occultation»

Continued observations of stellar occultations of Pluto will show us whether its atmosphere freezes out. (space.com)
The June 9, 1988, stellar occultation by Pluto provided the first opportunity for astronomers using telescopes located in Australia, New Zealand, and the Kuiper Airborne Observatory flying over the ocean south of the Samoa islands to detect an atmosphere on the dwarf planet. (space.com)
The REX radio occultation determined Pluto's surface pressure and found a strong temperature inversion, both of which are generally consistent with atmospheric profiles retrieved from Earth - based stellar occultation measurements. (science.sciencemag.org)
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Phrases with «stellar occultation»

Sentences with «stellar occultation»

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