1. PLATO-A ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY FOR THE ANTARCTIC PLATEAU.
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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., McCaughreanv11, M. J., Moore, A. M., Pennypacker, C., Qin, W., and Riddle, R.
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ROBOTICS laboratories ,ASTRONOMICAL observations ,NATURAL satellite atmospheres ,IRIDIUM ,ASTRONOMICAL instruments - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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