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1. The distance between Mars and the Earth is least during opposition, which occurs every:

26 months 17 years 2 months Year 6 months

2. Which of these Mariner missions was unsuccessful?

Mariner 4 Mariner 6 Mariner 7 Mariner 8 Mariner 9

3. The primary objective of the Viking lander missions was to:

Search for fossils Analyze rocks Search for life Measure the temperature Take photographs of dust storms

4. The Pathfinder spacecraft landed using:

Thruster rockets Airbags Parachutes Airbags and parachutes None of the above. It made a hard landing.

5. Mars Global Surveyor used a new technique to enter into orbit around Mars called:

Manual braking Aerobraking Friction braking Reverse thrusters Gravitational capture

6. The Mars Climate Orbiter was lost due to:

Human error Mechanical error Rocket malfunction Attack by Martians An unknown reason

7. The Deep Space 2 Microprobes were named after:

Abbott and Costello Lewis and Clark Holmes and Watson Stanley and Livingstone Amundsen and Scott

8. Which of the following Future Missions to Mars is not a U.S. Mission?

Mars 2003 Mars Express Surveyor 2001 Mars Net Mars Plane