Explore Mars through its rusty surface, colossal landscapes, thin atmosphere, unusual moons and the robotic missions that have revealed its secrets.
This quiz starts with familiar Red Planet facts before reaching fascinating details about Mars exploration, geography and remarkable spacecraft.
Getting things ready…
Question 1 of 10
Mars appears red because of which substance covering its surface?
Which Martian feature is the Solar System’s largest volcano?
What are Mars’s two natural moons called?
Which gas makes up most of Mars’s atmosphere?
A Martian day is commonly called what?
Which mission delivered the Sojourner rover to Mars?
Put these Mars missions in chronological order, earliest first.
Which of these named vehicles never operated on Mars?
Stickney Crater is found on which Mars moon?
Which rover was built to cache rock cores for possible future return to Earth?