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...
Published in: | EAS Publications Series |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2010
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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 |
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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