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