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NISAR can detect even small changes on land, sea, ice and in vegetation, says ISRO; NASA says NISAR will help decision-makers respond faster to natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods, as well as map farmland to improve crop output

NISAR satellite can detect even small changes on land, sea, ice and in vegetation, says ISRO; NASA says NISAR will help decision-makers respond faster to natural disasters as well as map farmland to improve crop output

“NISAR can detect even small changes in the Earth’s surface, such as ground deformation, ice sheet movement, and vegetation dynamics,” ISRO stated

ISRO successfully launched NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), a sophisticated Earth observation satellite developed in collaboration with the American space agency NASA, from Sriharikota.

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NISAR is the first joint satellite of ISRO and NASA; primary objectives are to study land and ice deformation, land ecosystems, and oceanic regions in areas of common interest to the U.S. and Indian science communities

NISAR is the first joint satellite of ISRO and NASA

The first joint satellite of ISRO and NASA will study land and ice deformation, land ecosystems, and oceanic regions in areas of common interest to the U.S. and Indian science communities

The first joint satellite of ISRO and NASA will study land and ice deformation, land ecosystems, and oceanic regions in areas of common interest to the U.S. and Indian science communities