Goal of Tara expedition 2009

Q.  What was the goal of Tara expedition 2009?
- Published on 11 Dec 15

a. To study Artic ice
b. To study glaciers in Himalaya
c. To study solar stroms
d. To study marine microorganisms

ANSWER: To study marine microorganisms
 
- Tara expedition 2009 was to study marine microorganisms.
- Tara sailed 30,000 km across the world's oceans, with researchers collecting 35,000 samples, taking them from the very top layers of the ocean down to 1,000m below the waves.
- An international team of scientists took part in expeditions onboard the Tara schooner between 2009 and 2013.
- It travelled around the world to study CO2 captured by marine microorganisms such as plankton.

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