Rovers

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission was a robotic space mission involving two Mars ___________, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars.

• landers

• orbitters

• satellite

• rovers

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Rovers are typically created to land on another planet (other than Earth) via a __________-style spacecraft.

• orbiter

• swimmer

• lander

• rocket

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Rovers are designed to collect information about the ___________, and to take crust samples such as dust, soil, rocks, and even liquids.

• terrain

• chemicals

• aerosols

• sky

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Rovers cannot be ____________ controlled in real-time since the speed at which radio signals travel is far too slow for real-time or near-real-time communication.

• specially

• remotely

• personally

• automatically

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The ingenuity, perseverance, and opportunity are all robotic spacecraft which have explored

• The Moon

• Mars

• Venus

• Saturn

What powers most Mars rovers, allowing them to operate on the surface of Mars?

• Gasoline

• Solar panels

• Nuclear energy

• Wind turbines

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What is one of the main challenges Mars rovers face on the Martian surface?

• Extreme cold

• Heavy rainfall

• Intense heat

• High gravity

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How do Mars rovers send information back to Earth?

• Through underwater cables

• Using carrier pigeons

• Via radio signals

• By sending physical samples

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Both rovers far outlived their planned missions of _______ Martian solar days.

• 200

• 90

• 10

• 365

What was the goal of "Curiosity"?

• the video shows water on Mars

• to have fun remote controlling a vehicle from Earth

• to determine if Mars was ever able to support microbial life

• there are no craters on Mars

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