Megha-Tropiques: Joint sattelite by India & france & its Objectives

Q.  Which of the following statements is/are correct about Megha-Tropiques?

1. Megha-Tropiques is a satellite mission to study the water cycle in the tropical atmosphere in the context of climate change.
2. It was develped by ISRO in collaboration with French Center National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
- Published on 28 Sep 15

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None

ANSWER: Both
 
- Megha-Tropiques was successfully deployed into orbit by a PSLV rocket in October 2011.
- Megha-Tropiques complements other data in the current regional monsoon projects such as MAHASRI and the completed GAME project.
- Megha-Tropiques also seeks to describe the evolution of major tropical weather systems.

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