Habitability and Observability of Proxima Cen and TRAPPIST-1 Planetary Systems

M. Turbet , F. Forget (1) , J. Leconte (2) , Franck Selsis (2) , E. Bolmont

1 UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6
2 ECLIPSE 2017

We use sophisticated 3-D numerical climate models to explore the habitability of two nearby planetary systems: Proxima Cen and TRAPPIST-1. Then we produce synthetic observables to prepare future observations with JWST and ELT-class telescopes.

Domaines: Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]

M. Turbet, F. Forget, J. Leconte, Franck Selsis, E. Bolmont. Habitability and Observability of Proxima Cen and TRAPPIST-1 Planetary Systems. Habitable Worlds 2017: A System Science Workshop, held 13-17 November, 2017 in Laramie, Wyoming. LPI Contribution No. 2042, id.4016, Nov 2017, Laramie, Wyoming, United States. ⟨hal-01661974⟩