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Planet Mars
How much do you know about the Red planet?
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Last updated: December 20, 2022
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1. How many planets are there between the Sun and Mars?
3
2
4
2. What type of planet is Mars?
Terrestrial planet
Ice giant
Gas giant
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?
Thunder storms
Snow storms
Dust storms
6. Which one is not the natural satellite of planet Mars?
Titan
Phobos
Deimos
7. What is the name of the first rover that was sent to Mars in 1997?
Sojourner Rover rolled onto the Martian surface on July 6, 1997 and operated successfully for 83 sols before losing communication.
Sojourner
Curiosity
Opportunity
8. How long is a Martian year?
455 Earth days
687 Earth days
220 Earth days
9. What is a Martian day called?
The term Sol was adopted during the Viking project in order to avoid confusion with an Earth day.
Nova
Dyne
Sol
10. The Martian atmosphere consists mostly of which gas?
The Martian atmosphere consists of approximately 96% carbon dioxide, 1.9% argon, 1.9% nitrogen, and traces of free oxygen
Nitrogen
Argon
Carbon dioxide
11. Which spacecraft made the first close-up pictures of Mars?
NASA's Mariner 4 captured the first images of another planet ever returned from deep space.
Mariner 4
Atlantis 2
Apollo 10
12. What color is the sunset on Mars?
Red
Yellow
Blue
13. With current technology how long would take humans to travel to Mars?
9 months
2.5 years
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?
Shackleton
Borealis Basin
Valles Marineris
15. What were the names of two specrafts that touched down on Mars on July 20, 1976?
The Viking program consisted of a pair of identical American space probes, Viking 1 and Viking 2, which landed on Mars in 1976.
Atlantis 1 and 2
Conqueror 1 and 2
Viking 1 and 2
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