{"id":127265,"date":"2021-12-01T12:21:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=127265"},"modified":"2021-12-01T12:21:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:21:52","slug":"swot-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/swot-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"SWOT Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Which of the following satellite by NASA, is scheduled for launch in November 2022 for the first global survey of the Earth&#8217;s surface water and study fine-scale ocean currents?<br><\/strong>a) SWOT<br>b) OSIRIS-Rex<br>c) Parker<br>d) None of these<br><strong>Answer: (a)<br>Related Facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In November 2022; US space agency NASA will launch the mission for the first global survey of the Earth&#8217;s surface water and study fine-scale ocean currents.<\/li><li>The mission will be known by the name SWOT or the Surface Water and Ocean Topography.<\/li><li>The final set of tests on the spacecraft has started, according to a statement by NASA.<\/li><li>SWOT is collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d&#8217;Etudes Spatiales (CNES).<\/li><li>The Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency have also given their contribution for this specific mission<\/li><li>SWOT satellite is of a size SUV that will collect data on the height of the Earth&#8217;s salt and fresh water\u2014including oceans, lakes and rivers.<\/li><li>It will then enable researchers to track the volume and location of water around the world.<\/li><li>SWOT will help to measure the effects of climate change on the planet&#8217;s water.<\/li><li>It will help in understanding the processes by which small, swirling ocean currents absorb excess heat, moisture and greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/li><li>The mission&#8217;s measurements will also aid in following how much water flows into and out of the planet&#8217;s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, as well as regional shifts in sea level.<\/li><li>Programme scientist at NASA said that SWOT will provide first global snapshot of all surface water that at present the Earth have now.<\/li><li>It will give the idea about, how the water moves around the planet, and what happens to it in a new climate.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/swot.jpl.nasa.gov\/mission\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/swot.jpl.nasa.gov\/mission\/overview\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which of the following satellite by NASA, is scheduled for launch in November 2022 for the first global survey of the Earth&#8217;s surface water and study fine-scale ocean currents?a) SWOTb) OSIRIS-Rexc) Parkerd) None of theseAnswer: (a)Related Facts:- In November 2022; 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