PLATO-A robotic observatory for the Antarctic plateau

Ashley, M. C.B.; Allen, G.; Bonner, C. S.; Bradley, S. G.; Cui, X.; Everett, J. R.; Feng, L.; Gong, X.; Hengst, S.; Hu, J.; Jiang, Z.; Kulesa, C. A.; Lawrence, J. S.; Li, Y.; Luong-Van, D. M.; McCaughrean, M. J.; Moore, A. M.; Pennypacker, C.; Qin, W.; Riddle, R.; Shang, Z.; Storey, J. W.V.; Sun, B.; Suntzeff, N.; Tothill, N. F.H.; Travouillon, T.; Walker, C. K.; Wang, L.; Yan, J.; Yang, H.; Yang, J.; York, D. G.; Yuan, X.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, Z.; Zhou, X.; Zhu, Z.

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PLATO-A robotic observatory for the Antarctic plateau

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2010

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PLATO is a fully-robotic observatory designed for operation in Antarctica. It generates its own electricity (about 1 kW), heat (sufficient to keep two 10-foot shipping containers comfortably above 0°C when the outside temperature is at -70°C, and connects to the internet using the Iridium satellite system (providing μ30 MB/day of data transfer). Following a successful first year of operation at Dome A during 2008, PLATO was upgraded with new instruments for 2009.

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10.1051/eas/1040009

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