Space Probes

The planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are in the...

• inner solar system.
• orbit of Earth.
• outer solar system.
• the asteroid belt.

Impactors are probes that ...

• flies around and around planets or moons

• zooms past a planet to collect data

• Touches down on planets or moons to take readings

• Boshes into a planet or moon to take readingss

Landers are probes that...

• flies around and around planets or moons

• zooms past a planet to collect data

• Touches down on planets or moons to take readings

• Boshes into a planet or moon to take readingss

Since 1977, NASA has been gathering data about the outer planets, and even interstellar space, with this mission.

• Voyager

• Joe Gordan

• MSL

• James Webb

Launched in 2006, this space probe was designed to do a fly-by of Pluto and explore the Kuiper Belt region of the solar system.

• Voyager
• New Horizons
• MSL
• James Webb

Earth-observing space probes are launched into orbit by NASA and space agencies around the world. 

• True
• False

How long would it take current space probes to reach our nearest star?

• 100yrs

• 10yrs

• 1,000,000yrs

• 100,000yrs

How can space probes currently use a planet to save fuel?

• Refuel from hydrogen leaving the planet

• Gravity Assist

• Use the Mitochrons found in space and convert to light

• nuclear fusion from the magnetosphere of the planet

Orbiters are probes that...

• flies around and around planets or moons

• zooms past a planet to collect data

• Touches down on planets or moons to take readings

• Boshes into a planet or moon to take readingss

What was the name of the probe that landed on Titan

• Hyborg

• Hyundi

• Harrypotterisdeadaaahhaha

• Huygens