Astronomy - Space Probes

Question 1

Which space probe(s) went to Mars?

Answer 1

Viking 1 & 2, and Pathfinder (Sojourner)

Question 2

What was the purpose of Viking 1 & 2?

Answer 2

• Looked for signs of life
• Took photos of Martian landscape
• Measured the temperature of Mars

Question 3

When was Viking 1 & 2 launched?

Answer 3

1975 & 1976, during the “Space Race”

Question 4

When was Pathfinder launched?

Answer 4

1996

Question 5

What did Pathfinder do?

Answer 5

• Discovered where water on Mars is located
• Provided more information on Martian
  landscape
• Figured out how to move on its own

Question 6

What was the worry for Pathfinder?

Answer 6

Dust covering the solar panel

Question 7

When was Pioneer 10 launched?

Answer 7

1978

Question 8

What was put on Pioneer 10?

Answer 8

Radars

Question 9

Which space probe(s) visited Jupiter?

Answer 9

Pioneer 10 and Galileo

Question 10

What did Voyager 1 & 2 do?

Answer 10

Took pictures of gas giants

Question 11

What do Voyager 1 & 2 include?

Answer 11

A record of greetings in different languages, a map, and a picture of a human body,

Question 12

Which space probe(s) when out of the heliosphere?

Answer 12

Voyager 1 & 2

Question 13

When will Voyager 1 & 2 reach the Oort Cloud?

Answer 13

In 300 years

Question 14

When will Voyager 1 & 2 reach the edge of our solar system?

Answer 14

In 30 000 years

Question 15

Which space probe(s) went to Saturn?

Answer 15

Cassini

Question 16

When was Cassini launched?

Answer 16

1997

Question 17

Which space probe(s) are the size of a Volkswagen?

Answer 17

Cassini and Galileo

Question 18

Which space probe(s) crashed into Saturn?

Answer 18

Cassini

Question 19

When was Galileo launched?

Answer 19

1989

Question 20

Which space probe(s) crashed into Jupiter?

Answer 20

Galileo

Question 21

What did Galileo drop into Jupiter as it got destroyed?

Answer 21

A probe

Question 22

Which space probe(s) got above the Earth’s atmosphere to see clouds?

Answer 22

Hubble

Question 23

Which space probe(s) had to get its lenses changed?

Answer 23

Hubble

Question 24

Hubble can “look back into time.” Explain what that means.

Answer 24

It looks at the light emitted from galaxies at far distances allowing you to see previous versions of the galaxy as you are just now receiving its light.

Question 25

Which space probe(s) look through infrared vision?

Answer 25

James Webb

Question 26

What can James Webb look through?

Answer 26

Clouds

Question 27

Which space probes’ pictures are combined to get a clearer image?

Answer 27

Hubble and James Webb

Question 28

What is Kepler looking for?

Answer 28

Exo-planets

Question 29

How many exo-planets has Kepler found?

Answer 29

5-6 thousand

Question 30

What method does Kepler use to find exo-planets?

Answer 30

The “wobble” method