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Borucki, William J. |
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NASA Ames Research Center |
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Astronomy |
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Borucki is the founder of the Kepler mission to discover Earth-size planets, inspiring new missions and expanding understanding of new planetary systems. |
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Research Interests
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William Borucki continues to be interested in the results of the Kepler Mission. In particular he is involved in documenting the thirty years of developments that led to a mission that has demonstrated a practical method of determining the occurrence frequency and characteristics of exoplanets and planetary systems. |
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