Planet Mars and the Perseverance Rover

On the 18 February 2021 at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time, NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory landed another rover on the surface of Mars, What is its name?

• Perseverance

• Spirit

• Curiosity

• Endeavour

What nickname has been given to the Perseverance rover?

• Mercy

• Percy

• Larry

• Sue

The Perseverance rover's goals include identifying ancient Martian environments capable of supporting life. What feature, visible on Mars, will the scientists explore with the rover?

• Mountains

• Ancient lake and river bed

• Polar Ice caps

The Perseverance rover's predecessor, Curiosity, found pebbles on the surface of Mars. Why do scientists think that these pebbles show evidence that the planet had running water on the surface?

• They were polished and rounded

• They shouldn't have been there

• They were all found in a pile

• They were all found scattered across the floor

According to Professor Cox, Mars used to be a world covered in water. approximately how long ago was this?

• 1 billion years ago

• 2 billion years ago

• 3 billion years ago

• 4 billion years ago

During the late heavy bombardment, a violent period in the formation of the solar system, asteroids rained down on the Martian surface. How much fell on the planet - Choose the correct estimate below?

• 53 tonnes per square metre

• 53 tonnes per square kilometre

• 53 tonnes per square mile

• 53 tonnes

How long ago do scientists think that life was present on Earth?

• 3.7 billion years ago

• 3.8 billion years ago

• 3.9 billion years ago

• 3.6 billion years ago

Mars has the largest known___________ in the solar system?

• Waterfall

• Ice caps

• Mountain

Mars also has the tallest planetary mountain, and the second tallest mountain currently discovered in the Solar System - what is its name?

• Olympus Mons

• Mount Everest

• Mauna Loa

• Rheasilvia central peak

What causes the Aurora Borealis?

• Magic

• Charged particles from the sun interacting with the earths magnetic field

• not this answer