Questions in this quiz: Mars

The Red Planet. Olympus Mons, Valles Marineris, polar caps, dust storms, Phobos and Deimos, surface rovers (Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance), and the search for water and life.

1. Olympus Mons, the tallest known volcano in the solar system, is located on which planet? — Options: Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter
2. What are the names of the two small natural satellites that orbit Mars? — Options: Io and Europa, Titan and Rhea, Phobos and Deimos, Triton and Nereid
3. In 1997, which NASA mission delivered the first successful wheeled rover to operate on the Martian surface? — Options: Mars Pathfinder, Viking 1, Mars Polar Lander, Mars Observer
4. Valles Marineris, one of the largest known canyon systems in the solar system, stretches across the surface of which world? — Options: The Moon, Mars, Mercury, Titan
5. Which of these rovers landed on Mars most recently? — Options: Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance
6. The polar caps of Mars are primarily made up of water ice and which other frozen substance? — Options: Frozen methane, Frozen ammonia, Frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice), Frozen nitrogen
7. Which planet, known for its reddish appearance, is home to the giant volcano Olympus Mons?