Q. With reference to the Solar Orbiter Mission, consider the following statements:
1.It is developed by Italian Space Agency in collaboration with the U.S. space agency NASA.
2.The Orbiter has achieved the feat of taking first ever close-up images of the Sun’s polar regions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: Only Statement 2 is correct
Statement 1 is incorrect: Solar Orbiter is developed by ESA in collaboration with the U.S. space agency NASA and was launched in 2020 from Florida.
Statement 2 is correct: Mission highlights: The closest ever images of the Sun, the first ever close-up images of the Sun’s polar regions, measuring the composition of the solar wind and linking it to its area of origin on the Sun’s surface.
Source: DDNews
