TheNational Centre for Polar and Ocean Research(NCPOR) has left on a 30-day expedition in theIndian Oceanto researchmagnetic anomalies. Scientists on the expedition aim to acquire geophysical and geological data from the central Indian Ocean.
The scientists will be making use of a magnetometer that will be towed along with the vessel to collect the data. This data will be analysed during the research expedition.
The scientists on board the deep-sea ocean research vessel (ORV) Sagar Kanya have been fully vaccinated and have gone through a series of medical tests before undertaking the month-long voyage, to ensure that there are no obstacles during the process of embarking and disembarking the vessel during port clearance.
The vessel is a multi-disciplinary research vessel which was built in the 1980s in collaboration with experts from Germany.