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Transit9/16/2023 ![]() These improvements were developed based on community feedback as well as an on-going analysis of ridership needs. Redirect the Walmart route around the Durango Mall to address private property owner’s liability concerns.The implementation of route efficiencies on the Mercy/Three Springs route. ![]() ![]() The expansion of the Hwy 160 W route to include the Crestview neighborhood.These help determine the temperature of the planet itself, thus telling us whether its surface is a comfortable temperature or unsuitable for life.The new route improvements will expand service to a critically unserved neighborhood and provide more efficient service on an existing route, at no additional operational cost. Habitability can be further shown through orbital size and star temperature. Atmospheric composition is important to determining habitability. As it transits, some light will go through its atmosphere and that light can be analyzed to determine what different atmospheric elements influenced its particular dispersion. We can also learn about an exoplanet’s atmosphere during a transit. The size of the exoplanet’s orbit can be calculated from how long it takes to orbit once (the period), and the size of the planet itself can be calculated based on how much the star’s brightness lowered. This data is part of why transits are so useful: Transits can help determine a variety of different exoplanet characteristics. When the exoplanet passes in front of the star, the light curve will show a dip in brightness. This dimming can be seen in light curves – graphs showing light received over a period of time. Transits reveal an exoplanet not because we directly see it from many light-years away, but because the planet passing in front of its star ever so slightly dims its light. ![]() Transits within our solar system can be observed from Earth when Venus or Mercury travel between us and the Sun. A transit occurs when a planet passes between a star and its observer. ![]() Most known exoplanets have been discovered using the transit method. ![]()
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