If the Kepler Mission extends beyond 3.5 years, will the spacecraft be pointed to a different part of the sky?
If the Kepler Mission is extended, it will continue to observe the same portion of the sky (same field of view). To confirm a planet, the science mission team requires a minimum of 3 transits of the same period, depth and duration. An extended mission would enable the discovery of planets on longer orbits at greater distances from their parent stars.
