If a transit depth of 0.00001 can be detected with the Kepler spacecraft, what is the...

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If a transit depth of 0.00001 can be detected with the Keplerspacecraft, what is the smallest planet that could be detectedaround a 0.25 Rsun (1/3 the radius of our Sun) M dwarf star? Showyour work. Please type it.

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