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1. The first NASA spacecraft to fly by Mars was …
a) Mars 1
b) Viking 2
c) Mariner 4
d) Mars Pioneer
2. The rover that accompanied Pathfinder to Mars in 1997 was named …
a) Explorer
b) Sojourner
c) Spirit
d) Rocky
3. What are the names of the two Mars Rovers landing in January 2004?
a) Spider and Gumdrop
b) Explorer and Eagle
c) Spirit and Opportunity
d) Mars 1 and Mars 2
4. Spirit and Opportunity were named by:
a) An Arizona third grader
b) NASA scientists
c) A Congressional committee
d) President Bush
5. Which of the following two NASA spacecraft are currently orbiting Mars?
a) Pathfinder and Sojourner
b) Mars Global Surveyor and 2001 Mars Odyssey
c) Viking 1 and Viking 2
d) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Phoenix
6. NASA takes advantage of the proximity of Earth and Mars orbits by launching
missions about …
a) Every 6 months
b) Every 2 years
c) Every 5 years
d) Every 10 years
7. NASA's Viking 1 became the first spacecraft to land on Mars in
a) 1969
b) 1973
c) 1976
d) 1981
8. What are the two landing sites for Spirit and Opportunity?
a) Olympus Mons and Valles Marineris
b) Phobos and Deimos
c) Pavonis Mons and Terra Serinum
d) Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum
9. What's the name of the British lander that's accompanying the European
Space Agency's Mars Express?
a) Newton
b) Espresso
c) Beagle 2
d) Darwin
10. Which of these spacecraft is NASA planning to send to Mars in the future?
a) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
b) Phoenix
c) Mars Science Laboratory
d) All of the above