Q. Recently, a mars space probe named “Hope” sent pictures of mars planet was launched by which of the following country?
Answer: C
Notes:
The UAE’s “Hope” probe sent back its first image of Mars, the national space agency said on Sunday, days after the spacecraft successfully entered the Red Planet’s orbit.
- The picture “captured the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, emerging into the early morning sunlight”.
- The image was taken from an altitude of 24,700 kilometres (15,300 miles) above the Martian surface on Wednesday, a day after the probe entered Mars’ orbit.
Source: The Hindu
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