Exploring Small Worlds in Our Solar System

What surprising discovery did the New Horizons mission make on Pluto?

• A new type of metal

• A large abundance of water ice

• An active volcano

• A new moon

Which mission is set to return a sample from the asteroid Bennu to Earth?

• OSIRIS-REx

• Lucy

• Dawn

• Psyche

What is the primary goal of the Lucy mission?

• To explore the Kuiper Belt

• To map the surface of Mars

• To study the Sun's atmosphere

• To travel to six trojan asteroids

What is a common misconception about the asteroid belt?

• It is densely packed with rocks

• It is located beyond Pluto

• It contains only icy bodies

• It is the same as the Kuiper Belt

What is the purpose of the DART mission?

• To explore the surface of Mars

• To redirect a hazardous asteroid

• To map the surface of Venus

• To study the Sun's corona