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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 28

SSC CHSL - 15th October 2020 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q28

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In July 2018, a stable body of liquid water was found on Mars using a radar instrument onboard the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter. The tool that was used for the discovery is called:

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. MARSIS.

  • MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding) is a low frequency, pulse-limited radar sounder and altimeter developed by the University of Rome La Sapienza and Alenia Spazio.