Bibcode
Mas-Hesse, J. M.; Urqui O'Callaghan, R.; Suárez J. C.; Deeg, H. J.; Balado, A.
Bibliographical reference
Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics VIII, Proceedings of the XI Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society held on September 8-12, 2014, in Teruel, Spain, ISBN 978-84-606-8760-3. A. J. Cenarro, F. Figueras, C. Hernández-Monteagudo, J. Trujillo Bueno, and L. Valdivielso (eds.), p. 755-763
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2015
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Description
The PLATO 2.0 space mission (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillation of
stars) was selected by the ESA Science Programme in February 2014, as
the M3 mission to be launched in 2024. PLATO 2.0 will detect terrestrial
exoplanets in the habitable zone of bright solar-type stars and
characterise their bulk properties. The exoplanets will be detected by
the weak eclipses they produce when transiting in front of their parent
star, while the long uninterrupted observations will allow also to
analyze the oscillations of these stars, yielding their internal
structure and evolutionary state. The stellar sample targeted by PLATO
is bright enough (V<11.5) to be able to confirm the planets
candidates using radial velocity spectroscopy from ground, providing so
a complete characterization of the exoplanetary systems. Spain will
contribute to the PLATO 2.0 instrument by providing the Focal Plane
Assemblies of its 34 telescopes, as well as the Main Electronics Units
which will perform onboard and in real time the photometric extraction
of the stellar lightcurves.