An exposure apparatus configured to expose a substrate to light via a
reticle. The apparatus includes a projection optical system configured to
project a pattern of the reticle onto the substrate, a nozzle configured
to supply liquid to a region between the projection optical system and
the substrate where the light passes, and a circulation system configured
to circulate liquid to be supplied to the nozzle. The circulation system
includes (i) a tank configured to store an externally supplied liquid,
(ii) a first flow path configured to supply liquid from the tank to the
nozzle, (iii) a thermoregulator configured to thermoregulate a
temperature of liquid in the first flow path, and (iv) a second flow path
configured to supply liquid to the tank from a branched point of the
first flow path between the nozzle and the thermoregulator.