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, Michael C. B., Allen, Graham R., Bonner, Colin S., Bradley, Stuart G., Cui, Xiangqun, Everett, Jon R., Feng, Longlong, Gong, Xuefei, Hengst, Shane, Hu, Jinwen, Jiang, Zhaoji, Kulesa, Craig A., Lawrence, Jon S., Li, Yuanshen, Luong-Van, Daniel M., McCaughrean, Mark J., Moore, Anna M., Pennypacker, Carl R., Qin, Weijian, Riddle, Reed, Shang, Zhaohui, Storey, John W., Sun, Bo, Suntzeff, Nicholas B., Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058), Travouillon, Tony, Walker, Christopher K., Wang, Lifan, Yan, Jun, Yang, Huigen, Yang, Ji, York, Don G., Yuan, Xiangyan, Zhang, Xuguo, Zhang, Zhanhai, Zhou, Xu, Zhu, Zhenxi
Other Authors: Spinoglio, Luigi (Editor), Epchtein, N. (Editor), ARENA Conference (Event place)
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: France, EDP Sciences 2010
Subjects:
020102 - Astronomical and Space Instrumentation
970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences
Antarctic
Plato
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/548467
https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1040009
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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 ~30 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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