US Space Exploration Planetary Probes MCQs with Answer
Which US space probe successfully landed on Mars and sent back images of the Martian surface?
a) Voyager 1
b) Viking 1
c) Pioneer 10
d) New Horizons
Answer: b) Viking 1
Which spacecraft was the first to provide detailed images of Jupiter and its moons?
a) Juno
b) Galileo
c) Voyager 1
d) Pioneer 11
Answer: b) Galileo
What was the primary objective of the Voyager missions?
a) Study Mercury’s surface
b) Investigate Saturn’s rings
c) Explore the outer planets and beyond
d) Study Earth’s atmosphere
Answer: c) Explore the outer planets and beyond
Which space probe was responsible for studying the asteroid Eros up close?
a) Rosetta
b) Genesis
c) NEAR Shoemaker
d) InSight
Answer: c) NEAR Shoemaker
Which spacecraft provided valuable data about the composition of the Sun’s corona?
a) SOHO
b) Genesis
c) Parker Solar Probe
d) Juno
Answer: b) Genesis
Which space probe was designed to study Saturn and its moons?
a) Cassini-Huygens
b) Galileo
c) New Horizons
d) Juno
Answer: a) Cassini-Huygens
What was the primary mission of the Dawn spacecraft?
a) Study Mars’ surface
b) Explore the outer planets
c) Investigate asteroids Vesta and Ceres
d) Observe the Sun’s corona
Answer: c) Investigate asteroids Vesta and Ceres
Which spacecraft successfully landed on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon?
a) Galileo
b) Huygens
c) Curiosity
d) Opportunity
Answer: b) Huygens
Which probe was launched to study the polar ice caps and climate of Mars?
a) Opportunity
b) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
c) InSight
d) Phoenix
Answer: d) Phoenix
What was the primary mission of the MESSENGER spacecraft?
a) Study Mars’ atmosphere
b) Investigate Saturn’s rings
c) Explore Mercury’s surface and composition
d) Observe the Moon’s craters
Answer: c) Explore Mercury’s surface and composition
Which spacecraft was launched to study the pluto-n system?
a) Voyager 1
b) Juno
c) New Horizons
d) Galileo
Answer: c) New Horizons
What was the primary mission of the Stardust spacecraft?
a) Study Mars’ atmosphere
b) Investigate asteroids
c) Collect samples from a comet’s coma
d) Observe Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Answer: c) Collect samples from a comet’s coma
Which spacecraft provided insights into the composition of the Moon’s surface?
a) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
b) Genesis
c) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
d) Voyager 1
Answer: a) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
What was the primary objective of the InSight mission?
a) Study the Sun’s corona
b) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
c) Examine the internal structure of Mars
d) Study the composition of Saturn’s rings
Answer: c) Examine the internal structure of Mars
Which spacecraft was responsible for studying the geysers on Saturn’s moon Enceladus?
a) Galileo
b) Juno
c) Voyager 2
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: d) Cassini-Huygens
What was the primary goal of the OSIRIS-REx mission?
a) Investigate Venus’ atmosphere
b) Study the rings of Uranus
c) Study the composition of asteroids
d) Explore the surface of Europa
Answer: c) Study the composition of asteroids
Which probe was designed to study the atmosphere and surface of Titan, Saturn’s moon?
a) Hubble Space Telescope
b) New Horizons
c) Galileo
d) Huygens
Answer: d) Huygens
What was the primary objective of the Juno mission?
a) Investigate the geysers on Enceladus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
d) Examine the internal structure of Mars
Answer: c) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Which spacecraft was launched to study the atmosphere and climate of Venus?
a) MESSENGER
b) InSight
c) Parker Solar Probe
d) Magellan
Answer: d) Magellan
What was the primary goal of the Europa Clipper mission?
a) Study the Sun’s corona
b) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
c) Explore the surface and subsurface of Jupiter’s moon Europa
d) Study the composition of Saturn’s rings
Answer: c) Explore the surface and subsurface of Jupiter’s moon Europa
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mercury?
a) New Horizons
b) MESSENGER
c) Cassini-Huygens
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) MESSENGER
What was the primary mission of the Curiosity rover on Mars?
a) Study the atmosphere of Mars
b) Investigate the geysers on Enceladus
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Examine the surface and environment of Mars
Answer: d) Examine the surface and environment of Mars
Which spacecraft was launched to study the composition and atmosphere of Jupiter?
a) Juno
b) Hubble Space Telescope
c) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
d) Galileo
Answer: a) Juno
What was the primary goal of the Parker Solar Probe?
a) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
b) Study the geology of Mercury
c) Investigate the Sun’s corona and solar wind
d) Study the composition of asteroids
Answer: c) Investigate the Sun’s corona and solar wind
Which spacecraft was launched to study the composition and history of the asteroid Bennu?
a) Osiris-Rex
b) InSight
c) Voyager 1
d) New Horizons
Answer: a) Osiris-Rex
What was the primary mission of the MAVEN spacecraft?
a) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
b) Study the geysers on Enceladus
c) Investigate the atmosphere of Mars
d) Study the composition of Saturn’s rings
Answer: c) Investigate the atmosphere of Mars
Which probe was responsible for studying the composition and structure of Pluto and its moons?
a) Huygens
b) Cassini-Huygens
c) New Horizons
d) Galileo
Answer: c) New Horizons
What was the primary goal of the OSIRIS-REx mission?
a) Study the composition of asteroids
b) Investigate the geysers on Enceladus
c) Explore the surface and subsurface of Europa
d) Study the Sun’s corona
Answer: a) Study the composition of asteroids
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mars?
a) New Horizons
b) Curiosity
c) MESSENGER
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) Curiosity
What was the primary mission of the Juno spacecraft?
a) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Answer: d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Which space probe was launched to study the composition and history of the asteroid Bennu?
a) Osiris-Rex
b) InSight
c) Voyager 1
d) New Horizons
Answer: a) Osiris-Rex
What was the primary mission of the MAVEN spacecraft?
a) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
b) Study the geysers on Enceladus
c) Investigate the atmosphere of Mars
d) Study the composition of Saturn’s rings
Answer: c) Investigate the atmosphere of Mars
Which probe was responsible for studying the composition and structure of Pluto and its moons?
a) Huygens
b) Cassini-Huygens
c) New Horizons
d) Galileo
Answer: c) New Horizons
What was the primary goal of the OSIRIS-REx mission?
a) Study the composition of asteroids
b) Investigate the geysers on Enceladus
c) Explore the surface and subsurface of Europa
d) Study the Sun’s corona
Answer: a) Study the composition of asteroids
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mars?
a) New Horizons
b) Curiosity
c) MESSENGER
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) Curiosity
What was the primary mission of the Juno spacecraft?
a) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Answer: d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mars?
a) New Horizons
b) Curiosity
c) MESSENGER
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) Curiosity
What was the primary mission of the Juno spacecraft?
a) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Answer: d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mars?
a) New Horizons
b) Curiosity
c) MESSENGER
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) Curiosity
What was the primary mission of the Juno spacecraft?
a) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Answer: d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mars?
a) New Horizons
b) Curiosity
c) MESSENGER
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) Curiosity
What was the primary mission of the Juno spacecraft?
a) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Answer: d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mars?
a) New Horizons
b) Curiosity
c) MESSENGER
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) Curiosity
What was the primary mission of the Juno spacecraft?
a) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Answer: d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mars?
a) New Horizons
b) Curiosity
c) MESSENGER
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) Curiosity
What was the primary mission of the Juno spacecraft?
a) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Answer: d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mars?
a) New Horizons
b) Curiosity
c) MESSENGER
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) Curiosity
What was the primary mission of the Juno spacecraft?
a) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Answer: d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Which spacecraft was launched to study the geology and composition of Mars?
a) New Horizons
b) Curiosity
c) MESSENGER
d) Voyager 2
Answer: b) Curiosity
What was the primary mission of the Juno spacecraft?
a) Investigate the atmosphere of Venus
b) Study the composition of asteroids
c) Explore the subsurface ocean of Europa
d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter
Answer: d) Explore the atmosphere and magnetosphere of Jupiter