Wednesday 25th September 2024
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Close encounters (Quiz #677)

Arrokoth. Photo: NASA (Public domain)

Questions about exploratory probes that have been sent into space to study distant objects.

1. How many interstellar probes (i.e. that have left, or will leave the solar system) have been launched from Earth?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 5

2. The New Horizons space probe flew past the asteroid Arrokoth (pictured above) on January 1, 2019. What was remarkable about this encounter?

A. Arrokoth had not yet been discovered when the New Horizons probe was launched

B. Arrokoth broke into two parts as New Horizons flew past

C. Arrokoth was found to have signs of life

3. Galileo was an American space probe that studied the planet Jupiter and its moons, during a mission that lasted almost 14 years. Why was the probe deliberately destroyed by crashing it into Jupiter at the end of the mission?

A. To prevent contamination of possible life on Jupiter's moons

B. To test conditions for a possible future lander on Jupiter

C. For a laugh

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