ESA Science & Technology - PLATO Definition Study Report (Red Book)

Publication date: 05 April 2017

Page: 1-139
Year: 2017

Copyright: ESA

Reference: ESA-SCI(2017)1

In February 2014, PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillation of stars) was selected as the M3 mission in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 programme. This report (also known as the Red Book) provides a high-level summary of the large number of scientific and technical documents produced as outcome of the definition study for the PLATO mission.