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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which space agency is planning to study the corona of the sun through its ‘PUNCH’ mission?
A
Space-X
B
ISRO
C
NASA
D
CNSA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -PUNCH is a NASA Small Explorer (SMEX) mission to better understand how the mass and energy of the Sun’s corona become the solar wind that fills the solar system. Four suitcase-sized satellites will work together to produce images of the entire inner solar system around the clock. Download summary poster (114 MB PDF).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Solar Dynamics Observatory’s mission is to understand the Sun’s influence on Earth and near-Earth space by observing the solar atmosphere on small scales of space and time and in many wavelengths simultaneously.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) is a Small Explorer mission from NASA, to understand the solar corona and young solar wind as a complete system.

Detailed explanation-4: -PUNCH, which stands for “Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere,” is focused on understanding the transition of particles from the Sun’s outer corona to the solar wind that fills interplanetary space.

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