PLATO-A ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY FOR THE ANTARCTIC PLATEAU
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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 0C when the outside temperature is at -70C, 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. 2010 EAS, EDP Sciences.