Please obtain a browser with java support to view this interactive menu
1. What fate did Marsnik 1&2, Mars 1969 A&B, and Mariner 8 all share? Successful deployment and return Launch Failure Funding loss
2. What tandem of Martian Mission (previous to Pathfinder) sent back the largest amount of beneficial information? Mariner 5&6 Viking 1 and 2 Mars 1969 A&B
3. In what area of exploration did the Viking missions return inconclusive results? The search for Martian groundwater The search for plant growth The search for Martian Life
4. What must be understood to fully determine the answers to a few of the main questions which we desire to ask about Mars and its past? Its Geology Martian life The Martian atmosphere
5. What has been one of the main areas of study and investigation for most of the Martian missions? Mars' platectonic activity Mars' geothermal heat Mars' ability to sustain life
6. What was a scientific piece of equipment that was carried on teh Mars 6 Lander? Beckman IR Spectrometer Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer Bennett Mass Analyzer
7. Where did Viking 2 land? Sea of Tranquility Olympus Mons Utopia Planatia
8. Mars Surveyor 2001 will carry an experimentation payload named after which Greek diety? Athena Pandora Apollo
9. What duel probe mission is supposed to send back information/ data on subterranian Mars? Viking 1 Nozomi Deep Space 2
10. What is the name for the first Japanese Martian mission? MIR Nozomi (Planet - B) Tokomi
Score = Correct answers: