Exploration of Comets

What was the original purpose of the spacecraft that first visited a comet?

• To observe the rings of Saturn

• To investigate solar wind interactions with Earth's magnetic fields

• To explore Mars

• To study the moon's surface

Which comet did the International Cometary Explorer (ICE) fly by in 1985?

• Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

• Comet Wild 2

• Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

• Halley's Comet

What natural phenomenon is caused by debris from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner?

• Aurora Borealis

• Perseid Meteor Shower

• Draconids Meteor Shower

• Lunar Eclipse

What was a significant achievement of NASA's Stardust mission?

• Landing on Mars

• Collecting samples from a comet's coma

• Exploring the asteroid belt

• Studying the sun's corona

What was the name of the lander that successfully soft-landed on a comet during the Rosetta mission?

• Spirit

• Voyager

• Philae

• Curiosity