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Describe radial velocity evidence for orbiting planets.
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Cosmology
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Detection of exoplanets
Aqa A Level PhysicsAstrophysics
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Describe radial velocity evidence for orbiting planets
- This point belongs to Cosmology, especially Detection of exoplanets.
- You need to be able to describe radial velocity evidence for orbiting planets.
- The key ideas to know are radial velocity.
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radial velocity
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