Space missions are designed with specific target celestial bodies or regions. Correctly identifying the purpose of famous spacecraft is important for general knowledge about space exploration.
It is a Mars rover. - B) Opportunity This was one of NASA's two Mars Exploration Rovers (MER-B), active on Mars from 2004 to 2018. It is a Mars rover. - C) Curiosity This is NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, which landed on Mars in 2012 and is still operational. It is a Mars rover. - D) Apollo This refers to NASA's series of missions that landed humans on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. It is a lunar program, not a Mars rover. 71. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? Spacecraft Purpose 1. Cassini- Orbiting the Venus and trans‐ Huygens mitting data to the Earth 2. Messenger Mapping and investigating the Mercury 3. Voyager 1 Exploring the outer solar system and 2 Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Asked in UPSC IAS 2014 · Topic: Introduction to Space Science and Technology (Historical Milestones in Space Exploration)
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