Pune’s Giant Metre Wave Radio telescope tracks ESA Mars spacecraft

Q.  GMRT in Khodad Pune tracked the landing of ESA spacecraft in Mars. What does GMRT stand for?
- Published on 21 Oct 16

a. Giant Metre Wave Radio Telescope
b. Giant Monitor Wave Radio Telescope
c. Giant Media Wave Radio Telescope
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Giant Metre Wave Radio Telescope
 
Pune’s Giant Metre Wave Radio telescope tracks ESA Mars spacecraftIn a massive achievement, the Giant Metre wave Radio telescope in Pune’s Khodad area tracked the landing of the ESA spacecraft on a Mars mission
GMRT detected the weak signal from Schiaparelli EDM, all the way into the last phases of the descent of the module through the Martian atmosphere till 8.37 p.m. on Oct 19th
  • For monitoring the entry and descent module of this spacecraft during this crucial phase, NASA has assigned GMRT to act as a receiver station for the mission on behalf of the ExoMars Project
  • The EDM of the ExoMarch Project separated from the parent spacecraft, the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), on October 16 after a six-month journey from Earth.

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