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Mars has the largest ______ known in our solar system!
Volcano
The name of the man who started space X is _____
Elon Musk
The falcon 9 rocket successfully landed for the first time in what year?
December 2015
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Roughly how many degrees do Mars & Earth tilt on their axis?
24
A _________is the remains of a star that exploded in the distant past.
Nebula
What nickname do astronomers give Earth when looking at satellite images of it?
The blue planet
What nickname do astronomers give Mars when looking at satellite images of it?
The red planet
What is the name of the large, ice-covered areas found on both Earth and Mars?
Polar caps
Name three features of Mars's landscape
Acceptable answers: mountains, plains, channels, craters, volcanoes, dust, red
Curiosity is a six-wheeled robot on Mars called a ______
Rover
What is the name of a person who studies the stars and planets?
An astronomer
In 2015, what did scientists confirm about Mars's surface?
Water exists on it
Water is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (11 letters) requirement for life
Fundamental
Scientific instruments have been able to detect real _ _ _ _ _ (5 letters) that life is possible on Mars.
Proof
what did scientists see that suggested the presence of water on Mars?
Channels on the surface
