  The Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL) allows for major brightness amplification
($\sim 10^{11}$ at wavelength of $1~\mu$m) and extreme angular resolution
($\sim10^{-10}$ arcsec) within a narrow field of view. A meter-class telescope,
with a modest coronagraph to block solar light with 1e-6 suppression placed in
the focal area of the SGL, can image an exoplanet at a distance of 30 parsec
with few kilometer-scale resolution on its surface. Notably, spectroscopic
broadband SNR is $\sim 10^{-6}$ in two weeks of integration time, providing
this instrument with incredible remote sensing capabilities. A mission capable
of exploiting the remarkable optical properties of the SGL allows for direct
high-resolution imaging/spectroscopy of a potentially habitable exoplanet. Such
missions could allow exploration of exoplanets relying on the SGL capabilities
decades, if not centuries, earlier than possible with other extant
technologies.
