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Cassini–Huygens - Quiz
Cassini Huygens
  • 1. Which organization managed the Cassini mission?
A) Italian Space Agency
B) Jet Propulsion Laboratory
C) Aérospatiale
D) European Space Agency
  • 2. Which organization developed the Huygens probe?
A) Thales Alenia Space
B) NASA
C) Jet Propulsion Laboratory
D) European Space Research and Technology Centre
  • 3. Who was the prime contractor for the Huygens probe?
A) ASI
B) CNES
C) Aérospatiale
D) JPL
  • 4. Which agency provided the high-gain radio antenna for Cassini?
A) ESA
B) NASA
C) Italian Space Agency
D) Aérospatiale
  • 5. What philosophy did NASA adopt in the 90s due to budget constraints?
A) Faster, better, cheaper
B) State-funded, internal, exclusive
C) Larger, grander, slower
D) Risk-averse, steady, expensive
  • 6. What part of the Cassini orbiter was removed to save $250 million?
A) Infrared spectrometer
B) Radio antenna
C) Radar altimeter
D) Scan platform
  • 7. What was the mission renamed to in 2008?
A) Cassini Equinox Mission
B) Cassini Voyager Mission
C) Cassini-Huygens Extended Mission
D) Cassini Solstice Mission
  • 8. What did the Cassini mission provide in terms of the JPL budget?
A) Less than 5 percent
B) Close to 20 percent
C) Approximately 50 percent
D) About 10 percent
  • 9. Which country's agency provided electronic sub-assemblies for the Main Electronic Assembly?
A) Italy
B) United States
C) France
D) Germany
  • 10. When was the mission extended and renamed the Cassini Solstice Mission?
A) February 2010
B) January 2012
C) April 2008
D) September 2005
  • 11. What did the high-gain antenna also serve as?
A) Huygens docking port
B) Synthetic-aperture radar
C) Main processor
D) Radio telescope
  • 12. How much of the total JPL staff did the Cassini mission directly support?
A) Close to 20 percent
B) Nearly 50 percent
C) About 10 percent
D) Less than 2 percent
  • 13. What did NASA provide in addition to the VIMS infrared counterpart?
A) Main Electronic Assembly
B) High-gain antenna
C) Huygens batteries
D) Radar altimeter
  • 14. Which moon of Saturn did the Huygens probe land on?
A) Enceladus
B) Mimas
C) Rhea
D) Titan
  • 15. When was the Cassini spacecraft launched?
A) December 25, 2004
B) July 1, 2004
C) September 15, 2017
D) October 15, 1997
  • 16. How many years did Cassini spend orbiting Saturn?
A) 7 years
B) 4 years
C) 20 years
D) 13 years
  • 17. Cassini was the first space probe to do what at Saturn?
A) Fly by the planet
B) Enter its orbit
C) Take photographs
D) Land on the surface
  • 18. When did the Huygens probe land on Titan?
A) December 25, 2004
B) January 14, 2005
C) September 15, 2017
D) July 1, 2004
  • 19. What device was used to facilitate the separation of the Huygens probe from Cassini?
A) Hydraulic release arm
B) Explosive bolt system
C) Magnetic latching mechanism
D) Spin/Eject device (SED)
  • 20. How long did the Huygens probe return data to Earth after landing?
A) Around 24 hours
B) Around 90 minutes
C) Around 30 minutes
D) Around 4 hours
  • 21. What was the name of the final phase of the Cassini mission?
A) Cassini Equinox Mission
B) Cassini Solstice Mission
C) Grand Finale
D) The Final Orbit
  • 22. How many countries contributed to the Cassini–Huygens mission?
A) 27 countries
B) 10 countries
C) 50 countries
D) 15 countries
  • 23. Which planet did Cassini fly by in December 2000?
A) Mars
B) Jupiter
C) Venus
D) Neptune
  • 24. What was the relative separation speed of the Huygens probe from Cassini?
A) 0.35 metres per second
B) 10.0 metres per second
C) 7.5 metres per second
D) 1.5 metres per second
  • 25. When did Cassini enter Saturn's orbit?
A) October 15, 1997
B) July 1, 2004
C) September 15, 2017
D) January 14, 2005
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