Patent ID: 8477283

Claim:
An exposure apparatus that irradiates exposure light onto a substrate to expose the substrate, comprising: a first member, which is arranged so as to oppose a surface of the substrate, and between which and a surface of the substrate a liquid immersion space is formed; a second member, which traps liquid that is present at the surface of the substrate, a distance between the second member and the substrate being smaller than a distance between the first member and the substrate; and a support apparatus configured to support the second member so that the second member is mechanically separated from the first member, wherein the first member has a first liquid recovery port arranged so as to oppose the surface of the substrate, the second member is positioned at an outer side of the first liquid recovery port with respect to an optical path space of the exposure light, and the second member is configured to trap the liquid that is present on the substrate without there being complete recovery by the first liquid recovery port.