A new study based on radio signal analysis of the Chandrayaan-2 (CH-2) orbiter, has yielded surprising information regarding the Moon’s ionosphere. The study reveals that the moon’s ionosphere exhibits unexpectedly high electron densities when it enters the Earth’s geomagnetic tail, which could be explained only by the presence of a lunar crustal magnetic field.
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NISAR Satellite: A Joint Venture of NASA and ISRO for Earth Observation
With many claims by climate scientists of rapid changes in Earth’s ecosystem, there is now a need to accurately monitor Earth’s land, sea levels and ice surfaces with minute details to predict the future of Earth and our destiny on earth. To do this, NASA and ISRO have come together to develop a satellite called NISAR that can provide minute changes on the Earth’s surface.