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PLATO–a robotic observatory for the Antarctic plateau

M. C. B. Ashley, G. Allen, Colin S. Bonner, Stuart Bradley, Xiuji Cui, Jon R. Everett, Li Feng, Xiaoli Gong, S. Hengst, J. Y. Hu, Zhuo Jiang, Craig Kulesa, Jon Lawrence, Y. Li, D. Luong-Van, M. J. McCaughrean, Anna Moore, C. Pennypacker, W. Qin, Reed Riddle

发表年份
2009
引用次数
12

摘要

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.

关键词

ObservatoryPlateau (mathematics)SatellitePhysicsElectricityRemote sensingGeodesyAerospace engineeringAstrophysicsAstronomy

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