NISAR satellite to map Himalayas' seismic zones

NISAR satellite to map Himalayas' seismic zones

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: April 18 2023

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  • NISAR satellite is going to map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity and aims to build an advance warning system of land subsidence and earthquakes.
  • The forthcoming satellite will map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity.
  • The data it will generate could potentially provide advance warning of landslides, as seen recently in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, as well as pinpoint locations most at risk from earthquakes.
  • A large section of the Himalayan region falls in Zone V, implying the highest risk of strong earthquakes.
  • The NISAR satellite will use two frequency bands: the L-band and S-band to image the Himalayan region.
  • NISAR stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar.
  • NISAR satellite was jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the U.S.
  • The cost of the NISAR satellite is expected to be around $900 million (with ISRO contributing about one-tenth).
  • NISAR is expected to be launched in January 2024 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre into a near-polar orbit.
  • It is an Earth observation satellite.
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