# A REVISED ESTIMATE OF THE OCCURRENCE RATE OF TERRESTRIAL PLANETS IN THE HABITABLE ZONES AROUND KEPLER M-DWARFS

@article{Kopparapu2013ARE,
title={A REVISED ESTIMATE OF THE OCCURRENCE RATE OF TERRESTRIAL PLANETS IN THE HABITABLE ZONES AROUND KEPLER M-DWARFS},
author={Ravi kumar Kopparapu},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={2013},
volume={767}
}
• R. Kopparapu
• Published 11 March 2013
• Physics, Geology
• The Astrophysical Journal
Because of their large numbers, low-mass stars may be the most abundant planet hosts in our Galaxy. Furthermore, terrestrial planets in the habitable zones (HZs) around M-dwarfs can potentially be characterized in the near future and hence may be the first such planets to be studied. Recently, Dressing & Charbonneau used Kepler data and calculated the frequency of terrestrial planets in the HZ of cool stars to be per star for Earth-size planets (0.5-1.4 R ⊕). However, this estimate was derived…
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