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In January 2005, members of a Chinese expedition team … were the first humans to visit Dome A on the Antarctic plateau, a site … predicted to be one of the very best astronomical sites on earth. In 2006, the Chinese Center for Antarctic Astronomy (CCAA)…
PLATO is a fully-robotic observatory designed for operation … in Antarctica. It generates its own electricity (about 1kW), heat … (sufficient to keep two 10-foot shipping containers comfortably above … 0◦C when the outside temperature is at −70◦C)…
The atmospheric conditions above Dome A, a currently unmanned location at the highest point on … the Antarctic plateau, are uniquely suited to astronomy. For certain types of astronomy Dome A is … likely to be the best location on the planet…
We have characterised a small, high-efficiency diesel generator selected to power remote experiments on the Antarctic … plateau at altitudes of up to 5000 m.
PLATO (PLATeau Observatory) is the third-generation astronomical site-testing laboratory designed by the University … of New South Wales. This facility is operating autonomously to collect both scientific and site-testing data from … Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic plateau…
Over a decade of site testing in Antarctica has shown that both South Pole and Dome C are exceptional sites for … astronomy, with certain atmospheric conditions superior to those at existing mid-latitude sites. However, the highest … point on the Antarctic plateau, Dome A…
ABSTRACT. The PLATeau Observatory (PLATO) is an automated self-powered astrophysical observatory that … was deployed to Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic plateau, in 2008 January.