OBSERVATIONS OF OPEN CLUSTERS WITH NASA'S KEPLER AND K2 MISSIONS HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE STUDY OF STELLAR ROTATIONAL EVOLUTION AND MEASUREMENTS FROM KEPLER/K2 PROVIDE IMPORTANT BENCHMARKS FOR THEORETICAL MODELS. STARS IN YOUNG OPEN CLUSTERS WITH MASSES 0.3--1.3 MSUN SHOW A RANGE OF ROTATION
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