▁will ▁show ▁variation ▁in ▁color ▁and ▁intensity ▁as ▁surface ▁features ▁rotate ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁view , ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁detection ▁of ▁o ce ans , ▁contin ents , ▁polar ▁caps ▁and ▁clouds . ▁Planet ▁imag ing : ▁A ▁quantum ▁le ap ▁in ▁cap ability ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁achieve ▁true ▁planet ▁imag ing . ▁However , ▁techniques ▁of ▁inter fer ometry ▁show ▁that , ▁in ▁principle , ▁this ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁achieve . ▁Fif ty ▁to ▁one ▁hundred ▁percent ▁of ▁a ▁planet ' s ▁surface ▁could ▁theoret ically ▁be ▁mapped , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁planet ' s ▁incl ination . ▁Planet ary ▁assess ment : ▁The ▁final ▁step ▁in ▁ex tras olar ▁planet ▁studies ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁study ▁these ▁distant ▁world s ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁that ▁Earth - ob ser ving ▁systems ▁study ▁the ▁Earth ' s ▁surface . ▁Such ▁a ▁teles cope ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁extremely ▁large , ▁to ▁collect ▁enough ▁light ▁to ▁resolve ▁and ▁analyze ▁small ▁details ▁on ▁the ▁planet ' s ▁surface . ▁However , ▁these ▁kinds ▁of ▁studies ▁do ▁not ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁for ese e able ▁future , ▁for ▁it ▁takes ▁square ▁kilom eters ▁of ▁collect ing ▁area ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁needed ▁signal . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁finding ▁and ▁analyz ing ▁terrest rial ▁plan ets , ▁it ▁can ▁also ▁discover ▁and ▁analyze ▁gas ▁gi ants . ▁The ▁New ▁World s ▁Mission ▁will ▁also ▁find ▁mo ons ▁and ▁rings ▁orbit ing ▁ex tras olar ▁plan ets . ▁This ▁technique ▁will ▁involve