On the Future of Submillimeter Astronomy at the South Pole.

The South Pole is the best accessible submillimeter-wave observatory site in the world. The Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope/Remote Observatory (AST/RO), a 1.5 m offset telescope for heterodyne spectroscopy, will be a step toward a permanent submillimeter observatory there. Realization of the site's potential will require the founding of a South Pole Observatory and construction of considerably larger instruments.