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Artist's impression of PLATO

Artist's impression of PLATO


Date: 21 November 2019
Satellite: PLATO
Copyright: ESA/ATG medialab

Artist's impression of ESA's PLATO spacecraft. This top view highlights the unique payload that comprises 26 cameras. Two smaller cameras, seen at top in this image, are not part of the payload, but rather startrackers used for navigation.

PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) is the third medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme. Its objective is to find and study a large number of extrasolar planetary systems, with emphasis on the properties of terrestrial planets in the habitable zone around solar-like stars. PLATO has also been designed to investigate seismic activity in stars, enabling the precise characterisation of the planet's host star, including its age.

Last Update: 21 November 2019
2-Dec-2024 10:41 UT

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