Announcements of Opportunity released for Euclid and PLATO
The deadline for submission of proposals is 29 October 2010, 12:00 Central European Time (CET).
Full details of the four AOs are provided at the following links:
Euclid
AO for Euclid Payload and Science Ground Segment Components http://sci.esa.int/Euclid-AO2010 |
AO for Independent Legacy Scientists in the Euclid Science Team http://sci.esa.int/Euclid-ILS |
Cover Letter for the two Euclid AOs: PDF |
PLATO
AO for PLATO Payload and Science Ground Segment Components |
AO for Independent Legacy Scientists in the PLATO Science Team |
Cover Letter for the two PLATO AOs: PDF |
Both Euclid and PLATO are currently in a competitive Definition Phase, together with Solar Orbiter, as an M-class mission candidate for the M1/M2 launch opportunities of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Plan in 2017 and 2018. At most two out of these current three candidates will be adopted for implementation in 2011.