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Software, tools and standards for Solar System, heliophysics, and planetary research
Near-future space observatories are poised to undertake ground-braking measurements of terrestrial exoplanets and be able to seek indications of extraterrestrial life. Efforts to design and optimize these missions have been focusing on maximizing the planet yield – the number of exoplanets a survey will be able to characterize – which is not necessarily equivalent to science return. To this end we have developed Bioverse, a quantitative framework for assessing the diagnostic power of next-generation exoplanet surveys based on their ability to test key scientific hypotheses. Bioverse is a highly modular open source package written in Python. I will present its general approach and usage, as well as its application to characterizing exoplanet atmospheres and probing the inner edge of the terrestrial habitable zone.