Who is the first ISRO woman to have completed 403 days in Antarctica? 

The correct answer is Mangala Mani.

Key Points

• Mangala Mani is Isro’s first woman scientist who spent over 403 days in Antarctica.
• Mani was the only woman in a 23-member expedition team that went to India’s research station in the icy continent in November 2016.

• She was even taken to Auli, in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, at an altitude of 9,000 feet for ice acclimatization and later to Badrinath at 10,000 feet.

 Additional Information

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