Mars 4 Question Flashcards
Questions split here too.
The name of the rover Spirit’s twin was…
Opportunity
Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars by…
bouncing safely onto the surface inside a landing craft protected by airbags.
The five US rovers and how long they functioned on Mars…
- Sojourner, 83 days
- Spirit, 6 years and 2 months
- Opportunity, 14 years and 138 days (LONGEST)
- Curiosity, (still working) 11 years and 197 days
- Perseverance, (still working) around 3 years
Countries/agencies that have SUCCESSFULLY orbited or landed on Mars are…
- United States
- Russia
- European Space Agency/European Union
- China
- United Arab Emirates
- India
Names and landing years of the 9 successful spacecrafts that NASA landed on Mars:
Viking 1 - (1975)
Viking 2- (1975)
Pathfinder and Sojourner - (1996)
Spirit- (2003)
Opportunity - (2003)
Phoenix Mars Lander- (2007)
Curiosity - (2011)
Mars InSight Lander- (2018)
Perseverance Rover - (2021)
Mars Polar Lander was…
the only failed lander launched by NASA
The Perseverance Rover landed in the…
Jezero Crater
The Perseverance Rover landed on Mars on the date of…
Feb. 18, 2021.
The Ingenuity helicopter’s size is…
- Blades are 48 in long (or 4 feet)
- Height 19 inches
- From landing leg to leg, it’s 15.1 inches
- Its body is around the size of a tissue box (5 in x 8 in x 6 in).
- A person can easily carry it with one hand.
Mars Odyssey is…
the longest US-made operating spacecraft on Mars. (in orbit since Oct. 24, 2001)
ESA’s next mission is the…
ExoMars program.
ESA’s next project consists of the two missions…
1st: The Trace Gas Orbiter which was set to search for trace gases in the Martian atmosphere (launched in 2016)
2nd: The Rosalind Franklin rover which is set to search for evidence of past life on Mars. It was set to launch in July 2020 but was postponed to 2022. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine further postponed it to 2028.
The European Space Agency is…
a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration. (founded on May 30, 1975)
