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