Planetology at Dome C

Anne Dutrey (1, 2, 3) , B. Bézard (4) , Scientific Council of The French "programme National de Planétologie"

1 L3AB - Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux
2 OASU - Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers
3 LAB - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac]
4 OP - Observatoire de Paris - Site de Paris

Studies of the transparency of the atmosphere and weather conditions clearly reveal that the site of the Dome C could become in the next decades one of the best terrestrial sites for astronomy, from millimeter to optical wavelengths. In this article, we review the potentiality of the site for studies dedicated to planetology.

Domaines: Astrophysique galactique [astro-ph.GA]; Astrophysique galactique [astro-ph.GA]

Anne Dutrey, B. Bézard, Scientific Council of The French "programme National de Planétologie". Planetology at Dome C. Dome C Astronomy and Astrophysics meeting, Jun 2004, Toulouse, France. pp.175-178, ⟨10.1051/EAS:2005027⟩. ⟨hal-00417601⟩