Mars 3 Questions

Question 1

War of the Worlds was written in… and dramatized in…

Answer 1

1897… and 1938 (41 years apart)

Question 2

Sputnik: (FIRST TO ORBIT EARTH)
- Rotates the Earth in…. Did that for…
- …miles above the surface of Earth
- …inches of diameter, and weighed… lbs. (shaped like a…)
- Launched on… by the Soviets

Answer 2

• Rotates the Earth in 98 minutes. Did that for 3 months.
• 500 miles above the surface of Earth
• 22.8 inches of diameter, and weighed 183.9 lbs. (shaped like a beachball)
• Launched Oct. 4 1957 by the Soviets

Question 3

Explorer 1: (US FIRST ORBITER)
- …inches long, …inches in diameter, …pounds
- One orbit is …minutes. Did that for… years
- Up to… miles above the surface, lowest was… miles
- Launched… months after Sputnik

Answer 3

• 80 inches long, 6.25 inches in diameter, 30.66 pounds
• One orbit is 114.8 minutes. Did that for 12 years
• Up to 1594 miles above the surface, lowest was 225 miles
• Launched 3-4 months after Sputnik

Question 4

Shortest trip to Mars is…

Answer 4

currently 7 months.

Question 5

At closest orbits, it takes… for a radio signal to reach Mars

Answer 5

around 5 mins

Question 6

What is a Mars flyby, orbiter, lander, and rover?

Answer 6

• A Mars flyby is a probe which passes through the vicinity of Mars but does not enter orbit.
• An orbiter is a probe which orbits Mars.
• A lander is probe which lands on Mars to study it.
• A rover is a motor vehicle that travels the surface of Mars to study it.

Question 7

Mariner 9:
- Had an… day head start to the Soviet Mars 2
- Mapped… of the Martian surface
- Sent… pictures of Olympus Mons, Valles Marineris, and Phobos and Deimos
- Spanned… ft. wide and… ft tall - Passed its 90 day mission

Answer 7

• Had an 11 day head start to the Soviet Mars 2
• Mapped 85% of the Martian surface
• Sent 7000 pictures of Olympus Mons, Valles Marineris, and Phobos and Deimos
• Spanned 22 ft. wide and 7.5 ft tall - Passed its 90 day mission

Question 8

The first to orbit Mars was…

Answer 8

Mariner 9

Question 9

Mars 2:
- Transmitted data for… seconds before losing connection
- … ft tall and… ft across
- Took it… months to reach Mars
- It… and did not…

Answer 9

• Transmitted data for 110 seconds before losing connection
• 13.5 ft tall and 19.4 ft across
• Took it 6 months to reach Mars
• It crashed and did not successfully land

Question 10

First to land on the surface of Mars was…

Answer 10

Mars 2 (Soviet)

Question 11

As considered by NASA, the first to successfully land on Mars was…

Answer 11

Viking 1

Question 12

Sojourner was…

Answer 12

the first rover to drive on Mars

Question 13

Sojourner was carried by the… lander.

Answer 13

Pathfinder