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UPSC 2008: What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?
(a)To study the possibility of life on Mars
(b)To study the satellites of Saturn
(c)To study the colourful display of high latitude skies
(d)To build a space laboratory to study the stellar explosions
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) To study the colourful display of high latitude skies
NASA’s THEMIS mission launched five identical satellites to investigate what triggers auroral sub-storms— the sudden bright ‘colourful displays’ in high-latitude skies—rather than searching for Martian life, Saturnian moons or stellar explosions. ([biljoissac.wordpress.com](https://biljoissac.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/prelims-2008-answers/))
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The correct answer is option (c): To study the colourful display of high latitude skies. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2008, GS Paper 1, as Question 89. It falls under Science & Technology > Space Technology & Astronomy.
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