Strategy for the Detection and Study of Other Planetary Systems and Extrasolar Planetary Materials

Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration, Space Studies Board, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Basic Scientific Goals; 5 3. Present Understanding of the Origin of Planetary Systems; 6 4. Observations of Extrasolar Planetary and Protoplanetary Material; 7 5. Observational Requirements for Identification of Extrasolar-System Planets; 8 6. Future Investigations of Precursor Planetary Systems; 9 7. Relation to Other Astronomical and Astrophysical Studies; 10 8. Recommendations; 11 Appendix A: The Large Star Sample Required for a Photometric Planetary Search; 12 Appendix B: List of Members, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources