NASA, ISRO launch satellite to monitor Earth changes

bbc.co.uk

NASA and ISRO are preparing to launch the NISAR satellite, a groundbreaking mission designed to monitor Earth's surface changes with unprecedented detail. This joint mission will utilize two radar frequencies, L-band and S-band, to detect minute shifts in land, sea, and ice, revisiting the same locations every 12 days. The satellite's data will aid in disaster preparedness and tracking climate change impacts, observing phenomena from glacier melt to human-induced land alterations.


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