What scientific instrument is sensitive enough to detect a planet transiting a star?

Photometer

Explanation:

A photometer (photo comes from the Greek for light) measures the light coming from 140,000 stars in Kepler's stationary field of view. If a planet transits (passes in front of) any star the amount of light from the star is reduced enough so that the photometer senses it and relays the information back to the Kepler team.

the answer is: they rebelled against saddam hussein’s rule.

kurds opposed saddam rule and wanted independence. kurds in the north and shiites in the south revolt against hussein.

for example, the halabja attack in 1988 conducted against the kurdish people by the iraqi regime under saddam hussein, where between 4000 people are killed and around 9000 are injured.

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