Mars 5 Test ReTake

Question 1

What was the name of the first rover to navigate the surface of Mars?

Answer 1

Sojourner

Question 2

What is the name of the helicopter that successfully took off from the surface of Mars on April 19, 2021?

Answer 2

Ingenuity

Question 3

Which of the following companies was Elon Musk NOT directly involved with?

Answer 3

Amazon

Question 4

Who is the founder of Blue Origin?

Answer 4

Jeff Bezos

Question 5

Which country’s space agency has NEVER successfully put a spacecraft into Mars orbit?

Answer 5

Japan ( JAXA)

Question 6

What is the term that means to make a planet more Earth-like so it can support human life?

Answer 6

Terraform

Question 7

At over 20 years and counting, what is the name of the longest lasting Mars spacecraft that is still operational?

Answer 7

Odyssey

Question 8

What was the first spacecraft that NASA successfully LANDED ON MARS?

Answer 8

Viking 1

Question 9

What was the name of the only failed LANDER to be sent to Mars by NASA?

Answer 9

4. Mars Polar Lander

Question 10

What country’s space agency developed the Martian Moons eXploration space probe set to take off in 2026?

Answer 10

Japan (JAXA)

Question 11

The MOXIE device on Perseverance has the ability to turn ______ into _________

Answer 11

carbon dioxide into oxygen

Question 12

What was the name of the crater that Perseverance landed in?

Answer 12

Jezero Crater

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an intended goal of the current Insight Lander’s mission?

Answer 13

Determine whether water flowed on the surface of Mars

Question 14

Which Mars rover has the record for functioning the longest on the surface of Mars?

Answer 14

Opportunity

Question 15

Due to the gravity on Mars, a 300 pound taco on Earth would weigh closest to this amount on Mars.

Answer 15

100 pounds

Question 16

Phobos is one of Mars’ moons. What is the name of the other? *Must spell accurately to get credit.

Answer 16

Deimosq

Question 17

What is the name of the largest volcano in our solar system?

Answer 17

Olympus Mons

Question 18

The height of the tallest volcano in the Solar System as compared to our Mount Everest is:

Answer 18

3x as tall

Question 19

Where would you look to find the largest concentration of craters on Mars?

Answer 19

Southern Hemisphere

Question 20

Which company is billionaire Sir Richard Branson associated with?

Answer 20

Virgin Galactic

Question 21

What is closest to the average temperature on Mars?

Answer 21

• 80 degrees F

Question 22

What is the longest canyon on Mars called?

Answer 22

Valles Marineris

Question 23

What was the name of the first spacecraft to ORBIT THE EARTH?

Answer 23

Sputnik 1

Question 24

What is the material in the Martian soil that gives it its red color?

Answer 24

Ferrous oxide

Question 25

In what year does NASA currently believe that the samples being collected by Perseverance will be returned to Earth?

Answer 25

2033

Question 26

What was the name of the first spacecraft, in 1971, to successfully ORBIT MARS?

Answer 26

Mariner 9

Question 27

The length of the longest canyon on Mars would be about the same length as ___________________.

Answer 27

The distance from California to New York

Question 28

If you subtracted the diameter of Phobos from that of our moon, you would get about ____ miles.

Answer 28

6

Question 29

What is the primary technology that Elon Musk and SpaceX developed to make space travel more affordable?

Answer 29

Reusable Rockets

Question 30

Which NASA-made spacecraft landed safely on Mars with the use of air bags?

Answer 30

Spirit

Question 31

About how many years were there between when the first man traveled in space and the first woman traveled in space?

Answer 31

2