PLATO
PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars |
| Theme |
What are the conditions for planet formation and the emergence of life? |
| Primary Goal |
Discover and characterise a large number of close-by exoplanetary systems, with a precision in the determination of mass and radius of 1% |
| Targets |
Detect Earth sized planets around solar-type stars
Detect super-earths around solar-type stars
Measure solar oscillations in the host stars of exoplanets
Measure oscillations of classical pulsators |
| Wavelength |
Optical |
| Telescope |
A number of small, optically fast, wide-field telescopes |
| Orbit |
Large amplitude libration orbit around Sun-Earth Lagrangian point, L2 |
| Lifetime |
min. 6 years |
| Partners |
To be confirmed |
| Type |
M-class Mission |
