Re:some information on the computer control system (Score 3, Interesting)

Hi Guillaume, good to hear from you! (Slashdotters - do yourself a favour and visit Guillaume's website and have a look at some of his amazing photos). We aren't currently running anything at Dome C. Dome A is likely to have similar seeing to Dome C above the boundary layer, but the layer is expected to be lower, possibly touching the ice. That is one of PLATO's prime goals - to measure the height of the boundary layer with a sonic radar.

The Chinese took an Australian Antarctic Division AWS to Dome A in 2005.

Yes, the reliability of our equipment continues to improve. It is now even better than the stuff we took to Dome C!

We mounted everything on shock absorbers to survive the 1200 km sled trip. There was no damage.

The traverse team should arrive back in Zhongshan station today.