Concept information
Preferred term
AASTO
Definition
- The Automated Astrophysical Site-Testing Observatory (AASTO), is a self-powered, self-heated autonomous laboratory that hosts a suite of site-testing instruments. These instruments cover the spectrum from UV to submillimeter, and are intended to fully characterize potential astronomical sites at a variety of locations on the high Antarctic plateau. The CARA AASTO project enjoys strong collaboration with the University of New South Wales and the Mount Stromlo Observatory in Australia. It is currently operational at South Pole station, and will later be deployed to remote, uninhabited sites on the high Antarctic plateau. It has a suite of astronomical site-testing instruments, so that potential observatory sites can be fully characterized over a wide range of wavelengths. In addition to the astronomical site-testing data, the AASTO also collects weather data such as temperature, wind speed and direction, and atmospheric pressure. This summary is taken from http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/research/site_testing/aasto.html (en)
Broader concept
- A - C (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/1491b3b0-a1ac-4ce5-bbbd-e6fc7516974b
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