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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)