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The ExoLife Finder Telescope is a proposed hybrid interferometric telescope intended to directly detect and image the surface of potentially Earth-like planets.
The telescope, which was proposed by the PLANETS Foundation, consists of an array of telescopes arranged in a circle from a parent parabola. Each telescope has primary and secondary adaptive mirrors.
These mirrors form a common image with the resolution equivalent to the diameter of the array.
The ELF is designed with the use of light-weight mirrors and tensegrity-based mechanical support, which makes it scalable, affordable, and rapidly buildable within 3–4 years.
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