Robotic & Modern Missions Trivia Questions and Answers

8 questions on Robotic & Modern Missions, each with the answer and a short explanation. Part of the Space Exploration set in Rapid Fire Trivia, which holds 500 questions across 2 topics.

All 8 questions, with answers

1. 1How did ESA end the Rosetta mission in 2016?

   AnswerWith a controlled descent onto the comet

   Rosetta made a controlled impact on Comet 67P while transmitting close-range data.

2. 2Which small body did DART strike in 2022?

   AnswerDimorphos

   DART intentionally struck Dimorphos, the moonlet of asteroid Didymos.

3. 3Which Voyager spacecraft was launched first?

   AnswerVoyager 2

   Voyager 2 launched on August 20, 1977, sixteen days before Voyager 1.

4. 4Which moon is the main target of NASA's Europa Clipper mission?

   AnswerEuropa

   Europa Clipper is designed to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa and its habitability.

5. 5What did each Viking mission include?

   AnswerAn orbiter and a lander

   Viking 1 and Viking 2 each consisted of an orbiter and a stationary lander.

6. 6Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is central to the James Webb Space Telescope's work?

   AnswerInfrared light

   Webb is optimized for infrared observations of early galaxies, stars, planets, and dusty regions.

7. 7What was the name of the small rover carried by Mars Pathfinder?

   AnswerSojourner

   Sojourner became the first rover to operate on Mars in 1997.

8. 8Which planet was explored from orbit by MESSENGER?

   AnswerMercury

   MESSENGER became the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury in 2011.