SCIENCE MARS TEST #1

What is the amount of tilt of the axis of Mars?

25.5 degrees

How many Earth days make a Martian year?

687 Days is one Martian year.

APXS: The Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer instrument that was on the Sojourner and, Marie Curie rovers. This instrument was Used to help detect what?

APXS detected what minerals are in the rocks.

The measuring unit for distances in the Solar System. One A.U.is equal to the mean distance from the Sun to the Earth (approximately 93,000,000 miles). is called

Astronomical Unit

What is the main component (over 95%) of the Martian atmosphere (air),

Carbon dioxide is the main component of the Martian atmosphere.

What is the name of Mars smaller moon?

Deimos is the name of the smaller moon.

The speed that any object must travel in order to escape the gravitational pull of a planet is called

Escape Velocity

FIDO: is short for

FIDO stands for Field Integrated Design and Operations.

MOLA: The Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: An instrument that uses a laser bounced off the Martian surface to figure out what?

It bounced to figure out how tall the the Martian features are.

Mossbauer Spectrometer is an instrument that detects what on Mars?

It detects iron minerals in soil and rocks.

What information will the Color Microscopic Imager help prove?

It helps scientists with the interpretation of the minerals within the rocks.

The camera that is used to navigate (to help steer) the FIDO mid Athena ΥΟVΕΙS is called?

It is called a nav-cam.

Name the fourth planet from the Sun that is named after the god of war.

It is mars.

Where is the Mojave Desert and what was tested there?

It is where the FIDO was tested to see if its instruments and software could operate correctly, and it is in California.

Mars Sample Return Missions was sent to help get more what?

It was sent to get more mars rock samples.

Why was the Mars Surveyor 2001 Mission sent up to Mars?

It was sent to see how high and low the mountains and valleys, tell us about the minerals and rocks on the surface, take better pictures than we have ever had, and reveal the history of the planet.

Why is Red Planet: The nickname of Mars?

Mars was given this name because of the red dust covering it, and the iron in the soil

The number of minutes that the Martian day is longer than an Earth day.

Martian days are 37 minutes longer than an Earth day.

What is the abbreviation for National Aeronautics and Space Administration?

NASA is the abbreviation National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

What is the largest volcano on Mars?

Olympus Mons is the biggest volcano on mars.

The name of the camera that will be on the Athena rover. The name stands for panoramic camera.The name is?

Pan-cam is what the camera will be called on the Athena rover.

Name the larger moon of Mars

Phobos is the name of the larger moon of mars

What are Polar Caps?

Polar caps are composed of ice, water, and Carbon Dioxide ice. They are located at the north and south poles of mars.

Name the first rover on Mars, named after a Civil War slave who helped other slaves become free.

Sojourner Truth was the name of the first rover on mars.

TES: The Thermal Emission Spectrometer instrument on the, Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft is studying What?

TES is the study of rocks, minerals, and the atmosphere of mars.

What are teleoperation?

Teleoperation is a remote operation of a robotic device.

The way a spacecraft can slow down by using atmospheric drag of a planet is called?

That is called Aerobraking.

One day and night on Mars is called a(n)?

That is called a sol.

This mission collects data that will help us understand how high and low the mountains and valleys are, the name of this spacecraft is?

That mission is called the Mars global Surveyor.

MOC: The Mars Orbiter Camera is part of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission that does what?

The MOC takes pictures.

The size comparison of diameters (ratio) of Mars to Earth is?

The size comparison of diameters is 1:2 of a diameter.

The Mars Pathfinder used these to bounce into the Martian surface on July 4, 1997. This passive style landing is called?

They are called Air bags.

MAG / ER: The instrument on board the Mars Global Survey that will search for what around Mars?

They will search for a magnetic field around Mars.

Scientists think this is an area on Mars that experienced a very large flood in its ancient history. Mars Pathfinder landed here on July 4, 1997.

This is called Ares Vallis

Name the longest canyon system on Mars

Valles Marineris is the largest canyon on mars

Anything that a flight vehicle (like a spacecraft) carries beyond what is required for its operation during flight. This includes the scientific instruments and planetary rovers on the Mars missions, is called

payload

Name the Mars missions (2 orbiters and 2 landers) that were sent to look for life on Mars in 1975-1976.

The mars missions that were sent to look for life on mars were called Viking Missions.

What is the mission of the Mini-Corer?

The mission is to drill into rocks.

The name of the Mars mission that landed July 4, 1997, to study rocks?

The name of it was Mars Pathfinder.

The name of the long-range rovers that will be the rolling "field geologists" of the Mars is?

The name of the long-range rovers that will be the rolling "field geologists" of the mars is Athena.