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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Apollo Program

On what date did Apollo 11 lift off from Earth?

Answer

July 16, 1969

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Jupiter

What is the name of the mechanism that causes Jupiter to emit more heat than it receives from the Sun?

Answer

Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Jupiter

What is the name of the anticyclonic feature on Jupiter known as 'Oval BA'?

Answer

Red Spot Junior

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• Jupiter

What is the name of the faint ring of dust associated with Jupiter's moon Amalthea?

Answer

Amalthea gossamer ring

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Jupiter

What is the name of the outermost of Jupiter's rings?

Answer

Gossamer ring

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• Jupiter

What is the approximate density of Jupiter in grams per cubic centimeter?

Answer

1.33 g/cm³

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• Jupiter

What is the name of the largest volcano on Jupiter's moon Io?

Answer

Loki Patera

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• Jupiter

What is the name of the faint ring of Jupiter that lies between the main ring and the planet?

Answer

Halo ring

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• Jupiter

What is the name of the largest impact basin on Jupiter's moon Callisto?

Answer

Valhalla

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• Jupiter

Which spacecraft flew by Jupiter in 2000 on its way to Saturn?

Answer

Cassini

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• Jupiter

Which planet is sometimes called the 'king of the planets'?

Answer

Jupiter

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• Jupiter

Which spacecraft first detected volcanic plumes on Jupiter's moon Io?

Answer

Voyager 1

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