Transmission spectra of K2-18 b from exoTEDRF (blue), JExoRES (black), SPARTA (orange) and Eureka! (green). For NIRISS and NIRSpec, faded points show higher resolution (R=100 and 200, respectively) spectra, and
Transmission spectra of K2-18 b from exoTEDRF (blue), JExoRES (black), SPARTA (orange) and Eureka! (green). For NIRISS and NIRSpec, faded points show higher resolution (R=100 and 200, respectively) spectra, and
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