NAME - ____________________________________________________
DIRECTIONS: Go to
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http://www.nineplanets.org/JUPITER to answer Questions 1-6
1) In 1610 what four moons of Jupiter were discovered? Who discovered them?
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2) Name 6 NASA spacecraft that have studied Jupiter at different times.
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3 - ___________________________
6 - ___________________________
3) Explain two specific facts about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.
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4) Explain two specific facts about Jupiter’s ring system.
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5) If a person weighs 100 lbs on Earth, what will they weigh on Jupiter? ____________________________________
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6) From this website, explain two additional facts about Jupiter that you did not previously know.
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DIRECTIONS: Go to http://www.nineplanets.org/SATURN to answer Questions 7-12
7) Who was the first astronomer to study Saturn with a telescope? When?
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8) Who was the first astronomer to study Saturn’s rings? When?
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9) Name 4 NASA spacecraft that have studied Saturn at different times.
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2 - ___________________________
4 - ___________________________
10) Besides hydrogen and helium, what are four additional substances that can be found on Saturn?
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11) What names are given to the gaps between Saturn’s ring systems? ______________________________
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12) Name 4 of Saturn’s moons and the year they were discovered.
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DIRECTIONS: Go to http://www.nineplanets.org/SPACECRAFT for Questions 13-20
13) What was the goal of the Apollo missions? Between what years did they occur? __________________
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14) What were the mission goals for Pioneers 10 & 11? What two dangers did they have to avoid?
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15) What was one fact that NASA scientists learned from Viking 1? _______________________________
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16) What were two discoveries made by Voyager 1? _____________________________________________________
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17) Explain two facts about NASA’s Magellan space probe.
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18) When did the Mars Pathfinder land on Mars? _____________________________________________
19) Explain two facts about the Ulysses spacecraft.
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20) Choose one additional spacecraft from this website and explain one date and two facts about each.
Spacecraft #1 - ________________________________________________
Date - _______________________________________
Fact 1 - __________________________________________________________________________
Fact 2 - __________________________________________________________________________