Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Mars rovers and landers
This NASA photo shows NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on the ground behind the Perseverance rover.
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How many rovers has NASA sent to Mars so far?
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3
NASA has sent five robotic vehicles, called rovers, to Mars. The names of the five rovers are: Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance.
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Which of the following rover(s) landed in Mars first?
- Sojourner
- Spirit and Opportunity
- Curiosity
- Perseverance
Sojourner, part of the Mars Pathfinder Mission, landed on Mars in July 1997. Sojourner was named after American civil rights crusader Sojourner Truth.
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The Mars Pathfinder Mission’s lander has been named after...
- Stephen Hawking
- Isaac Asimov
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan played a leading role in NASA’s Mariner, Viking, Voyager and Galileo expeditions to other planets.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/pathfinder/
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What was the primary purpose of the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity?
- To study Marsquakes
- To story Mars climate
- To prepare the Mars terrain for future missions
- To find water on Mars
The rovers landed on sites on opposite sides of Mars that looked like they were affected by liquid water in the past. Opportunity landed at Meridiani Planum, a possible former lake in a giant impact crater. Spirit landed at Gusev Crater, a place where mineral deposits suggested that Mars had a wet history.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/overview/
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Which of the following rover/lander was retired recently?
- InSight
- Curiosity
- Perseverance
- Opportunity
InSight landed on Mars in late November 2018 with instruments designed to detect planetary seismic rumblings.
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/nasa-formally-retires-mars-insight-lander-after-4-year-mission/article66292476.ece
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