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How do we know if an asteroid headed our way is dangerous?In our solar system there are millions of space rocks known as asteroids. Ranging in size from a few metres to hundreds of kilometres, these objects are mostly left over from the formation of our planets 4.6 billion years ago. They are building blocks that didn’t quite make it into fully fledged worlds.
Mars did not dry up all at once, says study
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View of the slopes of Mount Sharp, showing the various types of terrain that have been and will be explored by the Curiosity rover. The sedimentary structures observed by ChemCam s telescopic images (mosaics A and B) reveal clues about the ancient en. Image Source: IANS News
New York, April 9 : Mars had drier and wetter eras before drying up completely about three billion years ago, says a new study which suggests that the Red Planet did not dry up all at once.
The findings are based on data from NASA s Curiosity Mars rover which continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp on the Red Planet.
Madhavan Mukund appointed director of Chennai Mathematical Institute
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Institute inducts three more members to its governing council
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Institute inducts three more members to its governing council Prof. Madhavan Mukund has been appointed as the director of Chennai Mathematical Institute. He will take over from Rajeeva Karandikar on May 1. Mr. Karandikar has served the institute as director for 10 years.
Mr. Mukund, who graduated with a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Ph.D from Aarhus University, Denmark in Computer Science, has been associated with the Institute, a deemed to be university, since 1989 and served as Dean of Studies from 2011 and deputy director from 2019.
Madhavan Mukund to be next head of Chennai Mathematical Institute
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Madhavan Mukund to be next head of Chennai Mathematical Institute. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, April 9 : The Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), a deemed to be university, on Friday announced the appointment of Prof Madhavan Mukund as its Director effective May 1, 2021.
He will succeed Prof Rajeeva Karandikar who would be retiring after 10 years as Director.
Mukund is currently the Director of the International Research Laboratory in Computer Science set up at the CMI by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.
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