PLATO-A robotic observatory for the Antarctic plateau

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...

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Published in:EAS Publications Series
Main Authors: 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.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Antarctic
Plato
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/9b510239-f1bd-4d29-87d2-cf495295b465
https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1040009
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=73549105228&partnerID=8YFLogxK
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Summary: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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