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η ⊕ # Stars Dist(Aperture, Baseline)CostSchedule<br />

How Many Planets Are Enough ?<br />

Probability of Finding Planets<br />

1.0<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

N=0 Planets<br />

25 Stars<br />

50 Stars<br />

150 Stars<br />

150 Stars<br />

50 Stars<br />

N>10 Planets<br />

25 Stars<br />

0.0<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10<br />

#Earth/Star ≈η ⊕<br />

• How many planets to avoid mission failure (N p = 0)<br />

• How many planets for comparative planetology (N p >10)

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