NATS 1745 Final: Chapter 12 - Exam Review Questions.docx
17 Sep 2014
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What about the soviet union: soviets (ussr) dogs & us monkeys i. Describe how this trip was made: soviet union launched the 1st human into space, they launched a human in a small pod, like a cannonball. Why is the far side more cratered than the near side: not visible from earth due to the moons synchronous orbit. Bacteria was found on a camera that had been placed on a lunar lander. The bacteria was human-borne, it came from some guy sneezing on the camera during its construction on earth. Why does it suggest that life once existed on mars: meteorite. b) What is the mission of the curiosity rover: the phoenix lander found h20 in one of mars" polar ice caps. Opportunity found veins in rocks, which are suspected to have carried ancient liquid water. Has it been successful so far: project phoenix listens to radio communications from intelligent extraterrestrials, no they have not been successful yet.
