Solar System Exploration

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What was the first spacecraft to visit another planet?
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Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit another planet, flying by Venus in 1962.
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Name the mission that landed the first humans on the Moon.
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Apollo 11 was the mission that landed the first humans on the Moon.
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Which planet's surface did the rover Curiosity explore?
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Curiosity explored the surface of Mars.
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Which spacecraft provided the first detailed images of Jupiter?
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Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 provided the first detailed images of Jupiter.
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What discovery did the Kepler Space Telescope make?
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The Kepler Space Telescope discovered thousands of exoplanets in other star systems.
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Which mission was the first to flyby Pluto?
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The New Horizons mission was the first to flyby Pluto.
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What is the primary purpose of the Hubble Space Telescope?
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The Hubble Space Telescope is used to observe distant galaxies, stars, and other astronomical phenomena.
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Which mission was launched to explore the Sun's corona?
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The Parker Solar Probe was launched to explore the Sun's corona.
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Name the spacecraft that explored Saturn and its moons.
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The Cassini spacecraft explored Saturn and its moons.
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Which mission discovered geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus?
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The Cassini mission discovered geysers on Enceladus.
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Which mission first landed a probe on a comet?
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The Rosetta Mission successfully landed the Philae probe on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
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Name the space telescope set to replace Hubble in the coming years.
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The James Webb Space Telescope is set to replace Hubble.
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What was the goal of the Viking missions?
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The goal of the Viking missions was to search for life on Mars and analyze the planet's surface.
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Which orbiter studied the atmospheric conditions of Mars?
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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter studied the atmosphere and surface conditions of Mars.
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What is the significance of the Juno mission to Jupiter?
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The Juno mission aims to study Jupiter's composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.
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