{"id":83801,"date":"2019-10-14T03:51:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T03:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=83801"},"modified":"2019-10-14T03:51:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T03:51:05","slug":"1st-high-resolution-measurements-interplanetary-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/1st-high-resolution-measurements-interplanetary-shock\/","title":{"rendered":"1st High-resolution Measurements Interplanetary shock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) of NASA has recently taken 1st high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary shock event originated in the?<br> (a) Jupiter<br> (b) Sun<br> (c) Saturn <br> (d) Mars<br> Answer: (b)<br> Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) has obtained 1st high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary shock event. The MMS mission measured the shock with fast and high-resolution instruments including the Fast Plasma Investigation (FPI).<\/li><li>The findings have been published, in August 2019, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics.<\/li><li>FPI can measure ions and electrons around the spacecraft at up to 6 times per second.<\/li><li>It should be noted that these shocks are originated from the Sun which continually releases streams of charged particles called the solar wind.<\/li><li>According to the researchers Solar winds are of two types, slow and fast. When a fast stream of solar wind overtakes a slower stream, it creates a shock wave.<\/li><li>These shocks are not only the phenomenon found on the Sun but in every part of the Universe, including in supernovae, black holes, and distant stars.<\/li><li>It occurs when particles transfer energy through electromagnetic fields instead of directly bouncing into one another. <\/li><li>The advantage is that these shocks provide ideal situation for understanding about larger universal phenomena.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS):- <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In March 2015 to study Earth\u2019s magnetosphere US space agency NASA launched robotic space mission known by the name Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) .<\/li><li>MMS comprises of 4 identical spacecraft, which fly in a tight formation that allows for the 3D (3-Dimensional) mapping of space.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2019\/nasa-s-mms-finds-first-interplanetary-shock\/\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2019\/nasa-s-mms-finds-first-interplanetary-shock\/<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2019-08-nasa-mms-interplanetary.html\">https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2019-08-nasa-mms-interplanetary.html<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magnetospheric_Multiscale_Mission\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magnetospheric_Multiscale_Mission<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) of NASA has recently taken 1st high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary shock event originated in the? (a) Jupiter (b) Sun (c) Saturn (d) Mars Answer: (b) Related facts: Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) has obtained 1st high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary shock event. 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