PROJECT TITLE: CoRoT - Romania's involvement in the CoRoT mission

Coordinator: Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy

Partners: CNES COROT

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Description: ESA Mission

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This project is aiming at:

• Up-grade of the OSCROM (computational model of a star) pulsational model to take into account active convection and differential rotation.
• Theoretical calculations for a grid of stellar pulsations using OSCROM model.
• For the astrometric positioning of the spacecraft, determination and amelioration of the local system of reference in the observing zones.

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Project webpage: CoRot