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How has technology affected the Curiosity rover’s mission to study the surface of Mars? Check all that apply.Scientists have moved the rover about 5 kilometers since landing on the planet in 2012.Curiosity drilled samples from the floor of an ancient lakebed.Samples of soil and rocks suggest that Mars was unlikely to ever have had water on its surface.Curiosity's instruments found carbon-containing organic molecules and nitrogen in a form useable to life.Reconnaissance photos from the Mars orbiter provided scientists with information on maneuvering Curiosity to new locations.

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Scientists have moved the rover about 5 kilometers since landing on the planet in 2012.
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Curiosity drilled samples from the floor of an ancient lakebed.
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Samples of soil and rocks suggest that Mars was unlikely to ever have had water on its surface.
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Curiosity's instruments found carbon-containing organic molecules and nitrogen in a form useable to life.
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Reconnaissance photos from the Mars orbiter provided scientists with information on maneuvering Curiosity to new locations.
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Which phrases describe NASA’s goals in the coming years? Check all that apply.improving conditions for the aviation industryconducting experiments on animals in zero gravitysending humans to Marscreating a new vehicle to carry people to and from the space stationignoring opportunities to research Earth to focus efforts in outer space

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improving conditions for the aviation industry
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conducting experiments on animals in zero gravity
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sending humans to Mars
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creating a new vehicle to carry people to and from the space station
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ignoring opportunities to research Earth to focus efforts in outer space
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Which phrases describe space observatories? Check all that apply.are telescopes that can take images of invisible energyare located on Earth’s surface away from areas of light pollutionobserve electromagnetic radiation that is blocked by our atmosphereobserve only electromagnetic radiation that makes it through Earth’s atmosphereare large observation decks in space where humans can conduct experiments

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are telescopes that can take images of invisible energy
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are located on Earth’s surface away from areas of light pollution
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observe electromagnetic radiation that is blocked by our atmosphere
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observe only electromagnetic radiation that makes it through Earth’s atmosphere
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are large observation decks in space where humans can conduct experiments
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Which phrases describe NASA’s goals in the coming years? Check all that apply.improving conditions for the aviation industryconducting experiments on animals in zero gravitysending humans to Marscreating a new vehicle to carry people to and from the space stationignoring opportunities to research Earth to focus efforts in outer space

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improving conditions for the aviation industry
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conducting experiments on animals in zero gravity
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sending humans to Mars
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creating a new vehicle to carry people to and from the space station
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ignoring opportunities to research Earth to focus efforts in outer space

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