ISRO-NASA Satellite NISAR To Map Himalayas’ Seismic Zones

A large section of the Himalayan region falls in Zone V, with the highest risk of strong earthquakesA forthcoming satellite, NISAR, jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the U.S. will map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity.The data this will generate can