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- 1. Multiple Choice
This rover was equipped with a laser and drill to conduct geological tests on the Martian rock with the primary goal of finding out if Mars ever once could have supported life.
Spirit
Curiosity
Opportunity
Endeavor
- 2. Multiple Choice
This rover launched on June 10, 2003, and landed on Mars 7 months later via an airbag-cushioned, bounce landing on the Martian surface.
Spirit
Curiousity
Endeavor
Pathfinder
- 3. Multiple Choice
This rover launched a month after its twin rover, Spirit, was launched to Mars.
Curousity
Opportunity
Discovery
- 4. Multiple Choice
The largest mountain in our solar system is ____________________, on Mars.
Olympus Mons
Mons Ares
Mons Olympia
Hermes Mons
- 5. Multiple Choice
Designed only to last 90 days, Spirit and Opportunity surpassed expectations by several years. Opportunity recently went silent, and while Spirit got stuck in soft sand in May 2009, the rover lasted until ____________ before going silent.
May 25, 2011
June 2, 2010
May 19, 2013
March 29, 2010
- 6. Multiple Choice
Olympus Mons is 3 times the height of Mt Everest and roughly the area of the state of _________________.
Maine
Arizona
Alaska
Delaware
- 7. Multiple Choice
How do Mars rovers generate electricity?
solar panels
gas generators
nuclear power plants
wind turbines
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why is Mars red?
Oxidation of iron in the soil
The sun is farther away and looks red from the Martian atmosphere
It's closer to the sun than earth and got sunburned
- 9. Multiple Choice
Spirit landed at the ___________ crater on Mars.
Gusev
Gale
Olympus
Hermes
- 10. Multiple Choice
Curiosity landed at which crater?
Gusev
Gale
Olympus
Hermes
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