Kunlun Dark Universe Survey Telescope

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 in the second half of the 2010s. 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 2020.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Major Telescopes Added to Highest Observatory". laboratoryequipment.com. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ Jean de Pomereu (2012-11-27). "China’s research programmes at Kunlun Station". sciencepoles.org. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. ↑ "China Prepares to Spend Billions on Science and Technology". Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ Jane Qiu (2012-08-29). "China aims high from the bottom of the world". Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group. Retrieved 2012-08-30.


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