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SUMMARY:PLATO: the habitable zone explorer - David Brown (Warwick)
DTSTART:20181113T160000Z
DTEND:20181113T170000Z
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CONTACT:Richard Booth
DESCRIPTION:With CoRoT\, Kepler\, K2\, and now TESS\, there is a long line
 age of outstanding space missions dedicated to exoplanet science. While NA
 SA have led the field in recent years\, it is once again ESA’s turn to p
 ush the study of transiting exoplanets in new\, exciting directions. PLATO
  (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) is ESA’s M3 mission. Due
  for launch in Q4 2026\, it will search for terrestrial exoplanets around 
 sun-like stars at orbital distances up to and including the habitable zone
 . Using photometric transit observations and asteroseismology from the spa
 cecraft\, combined with additional\, comprehensive follow-up observations\
 , PLATO will provide key information (e.g. planetary masses\, radii\, and 
 bulk densities\; orbital periods\; stellar irradiance levels\; system arch
 itectures) needed to characterise the bulk properties and system architect
 ures of hundreds of rocky\, icy\, and gas giant planets\, and to determine
  the habitability of these diverse new worlds. \n\nI will give an historic
 al background to PLATO\, showing how we ended up at the current design\, a
 nd also discuss the scientific rationale for PLATO\, including why it is a
  unique mission that will give us insights that neither Kepler nor TESS ha
 ve or will be able to provide. Finally\, I will also show the current miss
 ion design and give latest status of the missions’ development.
LOCATION:Martin Ryle Seminar Room\, Kavli Institute
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