SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SPACE EXPLORATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Some scientists are planning a manned space mission to a rocky planet slightly farther from the Sun than Earth. To which planet are they sending astronauts?
A
Mercury
B
Venus
C
Mars
D
Jupiter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hubble Space Telescope makes one orbit around Earth every 95 minutes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spacecrafts must provide their passengers with oxygen to breathe. Spacecrafts carry their own sources of oxygen and nitrogen. These gases are circulated throughout the spacecraft to provide similar air to the one we breathe on Earth. Astronauts must also carry their entire food supply when they travel to space.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Horizons is a NASA mission to study the dwarf planet Pluto, its moons, and other objects in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the solar system that extends from about 30 AU, near the orbit of Neptune, to about 50 AU from the Sun.

Detailed explanation-4: -A probe is a spacecraft that travels through space to collect science information. Probes do not have astronauts. Probes send data back to Earth for scientists to study.

Detailed explanation-5: -The suits provide the proper pressure for the body and supply astronauts with water to drink and oxygen to breathe. The spacesuit worn for spacewalks outside the International Space Station is called the extravehicular mobility unit, or EMU.

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