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GK QUESTION#1645

During the Chandrayaan-III mission, the SHAPE payload was primarily used to:

  1. AAnalyze Earth’s spectral and polarimetric characteristics from lunar orbitCorrect answer
  2. BDetect seismic activity on the Moon
  3. CMeasure thermal properties of the lunar surface
  4. DStudy plasma density around the Moon
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A. Analyze Earth’s spectral and polarimetric characteristics from lunar orbit

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The SHAPE (Spectro - polarimetry of HAbitable Planet Earth) payload was a specialized instrument carried on the Propulsion Module of the Chandrayaan-III mission.

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