Uri storm

Uri storm is a winter storm that has impacted the USA, Canada and northern parts of Mexico. This major ice storm originated in the northwestern Pacific. More than a dozen people died due to the storm in USA’s Texas state ..

RIMFAX

RIMFAX or Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment is one of the experiments being carried by NASA’s Perseverance mission. It is an instrument for enabling high resolution mapping of the Martian sub-surface structure at the landing site (Jezero Crater). It ..

MOXIE

MOXIE or Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilisation Experiment is an instrument for producing oxygen. It is onboard the Perseverance rover and it makes use of atmospheric carbon dioxide as the raw material for producing 10 g of oxygen using 300 ..

Jezero Crater

Jezero Crater is a 45 km wide crater located north of the Martian equator. It is located on the edge of Isidis Planitia, a flat plain. While the crater itself was created by the impact of meteorites, the flat plain ..

Mars Sample Return

Mars Sample Return or MSR project is a long- term multi- step project of which the Perseverance mission is a part. The project seeks to bring back samples from Mars to revolutionise the understanding of the Red Planet. As a ..

Current Affairs – February 19, 2021 [Daily News Digest]

GKToday provides daily summary of important Current Affairs Topics selected from National and International News. Here is the list of articles covered under Current Affairs February 19, 2021. NASA’s Perseverance Rover Landed on Mars The science rover Perseverance of NASA landed ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021