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1. Mars can be seen in the night sky:

Moving nightly relative to the background stars Along the plane of the ecliptic As a steady reddish point of light At certain times during the year All of the above

2. Galileo built one of the very first:

Telescopes Observatories Telephones Telegraphs Airplanes

3. Schiaparelli thought he saw connecting lines on the planet Mars and called them:

Rivers Canals Lines Canali Roads

4. Percival Lowell, the astronomer, believed that Mars was:

Abundant in natural resources Covered with oceans Inhabited by Martians A snowy planet Similar to Earth

5. The first spacecraft to successfully fly by Mars was:

Mariner 4 Viking Orbiter 1 Mariner 9 Global Surveyor Pathfinder

6. The first Viking lander arrived on Mars in the year:

1868 1959 1963 1976 1995

7. The Pathfinder spacecraft carried a small rover named Sojourner, named after Sojourner Truth, who was:

Scientist Astronaut Doctor Explorer Abolitionist

8. Mars Global Surveyor is currently in orbit around Mars:

Mapping the interior of the planet Looking for signs of plant and animal life Brining Mars rocks to Earth Controlling a surface lander Mapping the planet's surface