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Mars

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by Tim Gault

Open Ended

What do you know about Mars?

Multiple Choice

Mars is the ________ planet from the sun.

• 5th

• 4th

• 3rd

• 9th

Multiple Choice

Olympus Mons is the solar systems

largest ________.

• Moon

• Volcano

• Valley

• Storm

Multiple Choice

What is Mars "Nickname"

• Earth's twin

• The red planet

• The tropical planet

• Ringsy

Multiple Choice

Why is Mars referred to as the Red Planet?

• high abundance

  of iron 

• red daytime sky
• light bent towards the red spectrum
• none of these answer choices

What is a Mars Rover?

A Mars rover is a motor vehicle that travels across the surface of the planet Mars upon arrival. Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers:

• they examine more territory,

they can be directed to interesting features and….

• they can place themselves in sunny positions to weather winter months.

As of February 2021, there have been five successful robotically operated Mars rovers, all managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Sojourner, Opportunity, Spirit, Curiosity, and Perseverance.

Perseverance

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• Perseverance, nicknamed Percy, is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore Jezero Crater on Mars

• Launched on 30 July 2020 at and successfully landed on Mars on 18 February 2021

• Goals include identifying ancient Martian environments capable of supporting life, and seeking out evidence if microbial life existed.

Multiple Choice

What is Perseverance mission?

• To test a helicopter.

• To search for liquid water.

• To hear what Mars sounds like.

• To find Microscopic fossilized life.

Opportunity

• Opportunity, also known as MER-B (Mars Exploration Rover – B) or MER-1, and nicknamed "Oppy".

• Active on Mars from 2004 until the middle of 2018.

• Due to the planetary 2018 dust storm on Mars,

• Opportunity ceased communications, suggesting either a catastrophic failure or that a layer of dust had covered its solar panels. 

Curiosity

• A car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the Gale crater on Mars

• The rover's goals include an investigation of the Martian climate and geology,

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Multiple Choice

Curiosity landed at which crater?

• Gusev

• Gale

• Olympus

• Hermes

Mars - Gameshow quiz

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