Definition phase activities for ESA's Cosmic Vision mission PLATO

Stankov, A.; Baldesarra, Mark; Piersanti, O.; Fridlund, M.; Lindberg, Robert; Rando, N.

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“…PLATO one out of three space missions which are applying for the M2 launch window for medium-sized missions in 2017/18 in the context of ESA's Cosmic Vision program (Stankov et al 2010). At the time of writing, PLATO is in the Definition Phase, in which the spacecraft design will be consolidated and optimized.…”

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The PLATO mission

Rauer

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2010

Proc. IAU

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Abstract. The PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) mission is in its definition study phase in the context of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 program. PLATO is applying for a launch in 2017/18. Its goal is to detect transiting exoplanets, including terrestrial planets in the habitable zone, and to determine their basic parameters with unprecedented accuracy. In combination with the detailed analysis of the stellar parameters by astroseismology and with ground-based follow-up observations, this will allow characterizing the main properties of exoplanetary systems to a level not achieved before.

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The PLATO mission

Rauer

Catala²

2010

Proc. IAU

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Variability of solar/stellar activity and magnetic field and its influence on planetary atmosphere evolution

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It is shown that the evolution of planetary atmospheres can only be understood if one recognizes the fact that the radiation and particle environment of the Sun or a planet's host star were not always on the same level as at present. New insights and the latest observations and research regarding the evolution of the solar radiation, plasma environment and solar/stellar magnetic field derived from the observations of solar proxies with different ages will be given. We show that the extreme radiation and plasma environments of the young Sun/stars have important implications for the evolution of planetary atmospheres and may be responsible for the fact that planets with low gravity like early Mars most likely never build up a dense atmosphere during the first few 100 Myr after their origin. Finally we present an innovative new idea on how hydrogen clouds and energetic neutral atom (ENA) observations around transiting Earth-like exoplanets by space observatories such as the WSO-UV, can be used for validating the addressed atmospheric evolution studies. Such observations would enhance our understanding on the impact on the activity of the young Sun on the early atmospheres of Venus, Earth, Mars and other Solar System bodies as well as exoplanets.

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Definition phase activities for ESA's Cosmic Vision mission PLATO

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Variability of solar/stellar activity and magnetic field and its influence on planetary atmosphere evolution

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