Basics
What is the main element in the atmosphere of Mars?
(a) NO₂
(b) CO₂
(c) O₃
(d) CO
CO₂
What is the name of the first mission that sent rovers to Mars?
(a) MER (Mars Exploration Rover)
(b) Phoenix
(c) Polar Lander
(d) Viking Mission
Viking Mission
Mars’ year is how much more longer than Earth’?
(a) Four times as long
(b) Twice as long
(c) Same
(d) Three times as long
Twice as long
Largest moon of Mars that translates to “fear”?
(a) Titan
(b) Phobos
(c) Kerberos
(d) Deimos
Phobos
What is the Mars Pathfinder Landing Site?
(a) Aeolis Palus
(b) Ares Vallis
(c) Peace Vallis
(d) Aeolis Mons
Ares Vallis
What is Mars’ nickname?
(a) The Red Planet
(b) Ice Giant
(c) Swift Planet
(d) Morning Star
The Red Planet
What was the first rover to land on Mars?
(a) Sojourner Truth
(b) Sprit
(c) Opportunity
(d) Prop-M Rover
The Sojourner Truth
How many minutes is a Martian day longer than a day on Earth?
(a) 2 1/2
(b) 188
(c) 37
(d) 1
37 minutes
Smallest moon of Mars that translates to “terror”?
(a) Europa
(b) Deimos
(c) Triton
(d) Phobos
Deimos
The most prominent feature observable on Mars from Earth is:
(a) A thick atmosphere
(b) Bright polar caps
(c) Large volcano, Olympus Mons.
(d) It’s prominent moons
Bright polar caps
How far is Mars from the sun in our solar system?
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
4th
What was the method by which the Mars Pathfinder Landed?
(a) Parachute and a system of airbags
(b) Parachute and thrusters
(c) Parachute and a rocket-powered sky crane
(d) Penetrators
Parachute and a system of airbags
How long is a day on Mars?
(a) 243 Earth days
(b) 24 hours, 36 minutes
(c) 9 hours, 55 minutes
(d) About 4.2 Earth days
24 hours, 36 minutes
Phobos has a shorter orbital period than Deimos, how long is it?
(a) 7.66 Hours
(b) 23 Minutes
(c) 6.7 Months
(d) 5.5 Days
7.66 Hours
What angle is the tilt of Mars?
(a) 37.4°
(b) 25.5°
(c) 3.8°
(d) 51.1°
25.5°
Mars is named after what roman god/goddess?
(a) God of Kings
(b) Goddess of Wisdom
(c) God of War
(d) Goddess of the Hunt
God of War
What spacecraft performed the first successful flyby?
(a) Mariner IV
(b) IM No. 4
(c) Zond z
(d) Mariner VII
Mariner IV
What is the radius of Mars compared to Earth?
(a) Twice as large
(b) Half the size
(c) Three times as large
(d) Quarter the size
Half the size
Where does the names for Mars’ moons come from?
(a) The founder of Rome
(b) The sons of Ares and Aphrodite
(c) The names of the dogs of Orion
(d) The names of their discoverers
The sons of Ares and Aphrodite
What is the largest volcano on Mars, as well as in the entire solar system?
(a) Mauna Loa
(b) Olympus Mons
(c) Alba Mons
(d) Hecates Tholus
Olympus Mons
Mars is best viewed from Earth when it is at?
(a) Perihelion
(b) Opposition
(c) Conjunction
(d) Aphelion
Opposition
The NASA mission(s) that landed on Mars in 1976 was the:
(a) Galileo probe
(b) Voyagers
(c) Vikings I and II
(d) Venera 14
Vikings I and II
Relative to Earth, what is Mars' atmospheric pressure?
(a) 1%
(b) 33%
(c) 10%
(d) 92%
1%
The two moons are believed to be what?
(a) Dwarf Planet
(b) Frozen section of the planet
(c) Captured Asteroids
(d) Meteoroid
Captured Asteroids
What is the largest canyon on Mars, as well as in the entire solar system?
(a) Planitia
(b) Ascraeus Mons
(c) Hellas
(d) Valles Marineris
Valles Marineris