Being the first-light telescope for the GMT, G-CLEF will enable a broad range of observational programs that can address several of the most urgent astrophysical problems highlighted in the 2010 Decadal Survey.
Science Area | Goals |
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Exoplanets | Precision Radial Velocity Studies Exoplanet Atmospheric Science |
Stellar Abundance | The Discovery and Characterization of the Most Metal Poor Stars Abundance Around and Beyond the Local Group |
Cosmology | Characterizing the First Stars and the Primordial ISM Searching for Variations of Fundamental Constants on Cosmological Scales |