Question

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.

Answer 1

Select:
- Curiosity drilled samples from the floor of an ancient lakebed. (Yes.)
- Curiosity's instruments found carbon-containing organic molecules and nitrogen in a form useable to life. (Yes.)
- Reconnaissance photos from the Mars orbiter provided scientists with information on maneuvering Curiosity to new locations. (Yes.)

Do not select:
- Scientists have moved the rover about 5 kilometers since landing on the planet in 2012. (Incorrect as stated — the rover has been driven many more kilometers since landing.)
- Samples of soil and rocks suggest that Mars was unlikely to ever have had water on its surface. (False — rock and soil analyses show Mars did have liquid water and habitable conditions in the past.)