Scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have collaborated with NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite to produce the most comprehensive map of Adam’s Bridge, also known as Ram Setu.

Ram Setu is one of the most interesting, yet controversial geographical features in the Indian subcontinent. Stretching about 50 kilometers across the shallow waters of the Palk Strait, it connects ...

also known as Ram Setu, an ancient bridge between India and Sri Lanka mentioned in Indian religious texts. They created the most precise undersea map of Adam’s Bridge proving the submerged ridge ...

This map is as large as a train carriage and it shows that the 29-kilometer long Ram Setu is 8 meters above sea level. The map was created by ISRO scientists and published in Scientific Reports.

Arab geographer Ibn Khordadbeh referred to it as "Set Bandhai" or "Bridge of the Sea." Such accounts suggest that knowledge of Ram Setu existed long before modern exploration. Satellite proof ...