news bulletin – answers

Edgy nerves for Mars probe

true/false

1. The probe travels 117 million miles to Mars. F: 170 million miles
2. The mission has ended in a heap of wreckage. F: it could or it could land safely
3. The atmosphere around Mars is very thin. T
4. The probe uses a parachute to land on the surface. F: a parachute and a thruster
5. They have practised in Alaska. T
6. 15% of attempts to land on Mars have failed. F: 50%
7. In 2002 they found ice on Mars. T
8. There are habitable zones on Mars where water is found. F: this is the ‘business of the mission’ to find out
9. There is life on Mars. F: nobody knows, it might be possible
10. The probe will land on Sunday. T