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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: Space agencies and programmes
India’s mission to Mars on board PSLV C25 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (ISRO) at Sriharikota in Andra Pradesh.
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Which of the following is the abbreviation for the Japanese space agency?
JAXA, which stands for Japanese Aerospace Exploratory Agency
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ARTEMIS is NASA’s Moon mission. What does the letter E stand for in the expansion of the acronym ARTEMIS?
- Earth
- Early
- Electrodynamics
- Ergodic
Electrodynamics. The full form is Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun.
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After the success of the Mars Orbiter Mission, ISRO is going to eye the Sun with its Aditya L1 mission. What does the letter L1 stand for?
- Lagrange point 1
- Lunar 1
- Liouville point 1
- Laser point 1
Lagrange point 1. This is a point on the Earth-Sun line located in between the two where uninterrupted view of the Sun is obtained. The gravitational force due to the two celestial bodies balances at this point.
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What is the name of China’s Moon mission which landed on the far side of the Moon?
- Yang 4
- Chang’e 4
- Chang 4
- Chang’e 2
Chang’e 4 – It is so named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang’e.
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How many years has NASA’s longest lived space mission Voyager 1 clocked in its journey?
- 15 years
- 45 years
- 75 years
- 1oo years
45 years. It is currently a little more than 157 astronomical units away from the Sun, where one astronomical unit is the distance between the sun and earth. Going beyond the heliosphere, Voyager 1 continues to send messages from its location in interstellar space.
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