UPSC Prelims 2002·GS1·science-and-technology·space

In the year 2001, NASA launched a spacecraft to Mars named

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  1. AMars Climate Orbiter
  2. BMars Global Surveyor
  3. CMars OdysseyCorrect
  4. DMars Polar Ladder

Explanation

The correct answer is C because 2001 Mars Odyssey was launched by NASA on April 7, 2001. Its primary mission was to map the chemical elements and minerals that make up the Martian surface and to search for evidence of water. Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Global Surveyor were launched in the late 1990s, while Mars Polar Lander was launched in 1999. As of today, 2001 Mars Odyssey holds the record for the longest continuously active spacecraft in orbit around a planet other than Earth.
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