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Planet Mars

How much do you know about the Red planet?
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1. How many planets are there between the Sun and Mars?
2 ✓
4 ✓
3 ✓
2. What type of planet is Mars?
Gas giant ✓
Ice giant ✓
Terrestrial planet ✓
3. Which astronomer first theorized that Mars was a planet?
Leonardo da Vinci ✓
Nicolaus Copernicus ✓
Galileo Galilei ✓
4. What mountain on Mars is considered the highest mountain in the Solar System?
Mount Zeus ✓
Olympus Mons ✓
Ares Mons ✓
5. What type of storms are common on the surface of Mars?
Snow storms ✓
Thunder storms ✓
Dust storms ✓
6. Which one is not the natural satellite of planet Mars?
Deimos ✓
Titan ✓
Phobos ✓
7. What is the name of the first rover that was sent to Mars in 1997?
Curiosity ✓
Opportunity ✓
Sojourner ✓
Sojourner Rover rolled onto the Martian surface on July 6, 1997 and operated successfully for 83 sols before losing communication.
8. How long is a Martian year?
220 Earth days ✓
687 Earth days ✓
455 Earth days ✓
9. What is a Martian day called?
Sol ✓
Nova ✓
Dyne ✓
The term Sol was adopted during the Viking project in order to avoid confusion with an Earth day.
10. The Martian atmosphere consists mostly of which gas?
Argon ✓
Nitrogen ✓
Carbon dioxide ✓
The Martian atmosphere consists of approximately 96% carbon dioxide, 1.9% argon, 1.9% nitrogen, and traces of free oxygen
11. Which spacecraft made the first close-up pictures of Mars?
Mariner 4 ✓
Atlantis 2 ✓
Apollo 10 ✓
NASA's Mariner 4 captured the first images of another planet ever returned from deep space.
12. What color is the sunset on Mars?
Red ✓
Blue ✓
Yellow ✓
13. With current technology how long would take humans to travel to Mars?
2.5 years ✓
9 months ✓
4 months ✓
14. What is the name of the biggest crater on Mars that is 5300 miles from end to end and covers 40% of planet’s surface?
Valles Marineris ✓
Borealis Basin ✓
Shackleton ✓
15. What were the names of two specrafts that touched down on Mars on July 20, 1976?
Viking 1 and 2 ✓
Atlantis 1 and 2 ✓
Conqueror 1 and 2 ✓
The Viking program consisted of a pair of identical American space probes, Viking 1 and Viking 2, which landed on Mars in 1976.
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