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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
ExoMars is a Mars exploration project by whom
A
Indian and NASA Scientists
B
NASA and Russia Scientists
C
Europe and Russia Scientists
D
NASA and Europe Scientists
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ExoMars Program is a pair of missions, led by the European Space Agency (ESA), designed to understand if life ever existed on Mars. Just as other countries often participate in NASA Mars missions, NASA contributes scientific, engineering and technical expertise to other world efforts to explore the Red Planet.

Detailed explanation-2: -20 September 2022 ExoMars is a joint endeavour between the European Space Agency and Russia’s Roscomos agency, and consists of the 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter, and the 2022 Rosalind Franklin Rover. MSSL is leading the PanCam team to provide the rover’s scientific ‘eyes’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Starting in 1960, the Soviets launched a series of probes to Mars including the first intended flybys and hard (impact) landing (Mars 1962B). The first successful flyby of Mars was on 14–15 July 1965, by NASA’s Mariner 4.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mission Overview The European Space Agency’s Exobiology on Mars (ExoMars) program includes a series of missions designed to study the potential for past life on the red planet.

Detailed explanation-5: -(The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter launched in 2016, along with a landing demonstrator called Schiaparelli.

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