Kunlun Dark Universe Survey Telescope Explained

The Kunlun Dark Universe Survey Telescope, also known as KDUST,[1] is a planned large survey telescope to be installed at the Chinese Antarctic Kunlun Station[2] located at Dome A ice plateau in Antarctica. It is intended to take advantage of the exceptional observation conditions due to low temperature, clean air quality and low disturbances which reduce background noises for infrared observations.

KDUST is a 2.5 meter infrared optical telescope designed to detect and observe Earth-like planets in the Milky Way using infrared light, but at much higher resolution than the Antarctica Schmidt telescopes project. KDUST will be perched on a 14.5-meter-tall tower to lift it above the turbulence layer.[3] KDUST is scheduled to be installed by 2025.[4]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: China's research programmes at Kunlun Station. Jean de Pomereu. 2012-11-27 . 2014-01-06. sciencepoles.org.
  3. Web site: China Prepares to Spend Billions on Science and Technology. 2013-05-02. 2014-01-06. Chinese Academy of Sciences. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034407/http://english.cas.cn/Ne/CN/201305/t20130502_101575.shtml. 2014-01-06. dead.
  4. Web site: The PLATO-A Team. 2019. Plato-A Dome A robotic observatory. In 2025, depending on funding, China aims to have two major new telescopes at Kunlun Station: KDUST (a 2.5 metre optical/IR telescope) and DATE-5 (a 5 metre terahertz telescope).

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