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Temporal Evolution of the High-energy Irradiation and Water Content of TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanets

The ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 hosts seven Earth-size transiting planets, some of which could harbour liquid water on their surfaces. UV observations are essential to measure their high-energy irradiation, and to search for photodissociated water escaping from their putative atmospheres. Our new observations of TRAPPIST-1 Ly-α line during the transit of TRAPPIST-1c show an evolution […]

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