1. What is the name of the area of the planet where Mars Pathfinder landed?

Ares Vallis
Valles Marineris
Olympus Mons
Chryse Planitia

2. Which of the following instruments is not found on Mars Pathfinder or Sojourner?

Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP)
Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS)
Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer (PMIRR)
Atmospheric Structure Instrument/Meteorology Package (ASI/MET)

3. What is the average high temperature measured by Pathfinder during its first week on the surface?

32 F (0 C)
10 F (-12 C)
-10 F (-23 C)
-459 F (-273 C)

4. What is the name of the first rock studied by Sojourner?

Yogi
Scooby-Doo
Casper
Barnacle Bill

5. Scientists believe the Martian dust may contain what magnetic mineral?

magnetite
magnesium
zirconium
maghemite

6. Which of the following problems did not appear before the rover Sojourner was deployed?

partially-retracted airbags
a communications problem between rover and lander
a stuck gear in the rover's engine
a ramp that did not deploy to the ground

7. Who is the Mars Pathfinder project manager who is leaving his position in mid-July to manage a new program to develop advanced technology for future missions?

Richard Cook
Tony Spear
Peter Smith
Dan Goldin

8. What is the name of the next spacecraft to study Mars, scheduled to enter orbit this September?

Mars Global Surveyor
Mars '96
Deep Space 2
USS Voyager

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