PLATO 2.0 Satellite
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Definition
PLATO 2.0 (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) is a mission for the detection and characterization (radius, mass, age) of transiting exoplanets at orbital distances up to the habitable zone of solar-like stars. In addition, PLATO 2.0 will study the stellar structure through asteroseismology.
Overview
PLATO 2.0 is the first space mission designed for the simultaneous search for transiting exoplanets and study of their host stars through asteroseismology (Rauer et al. 2014). Selected as the 3rd mission of the cosmic vision science programe of ESA, it is planned for a launch in 2024, PLATO 2.0 will be developed in a partnership between ESA(providing the spacecraft, launch, and elements of the operation) and a scientific consortium (providing the payload, including the telescopes, elements of the operations, and scientific planning), led by Germany (DLR) and consisting of elements from essentially all of the...
Keywords
Exoplanet Transit Asteroseismology StarsReferences and Further Reading
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- Rauer H, Catala C, Aerts C et al (2014) The PLATO 2.0 mission. Exp Astron. 38, 249–330, doi:10.1007/s10686-014-9383-4Google Scholar