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Which spacecraft had an encounter with space dust in 1967?
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Mariner 4
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Mariner 1
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Mariner 2
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Mariner 3
Explanation
Space dust forms in groups or rings or even so-called dust clouds that can be found in different parts of space. They are usually unmapped and can catch a spacecraft by surprise.
What is one source of space dust?
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Comets
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Meteors
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Planets
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The Sun
Explanation
Space dust is made from stars when they explode or even from comets, but that is not all because space dust can also form new objects in outer space or create planetary rings.
What is the other name for space dust?
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Micrometeoroids
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Micrometeorites
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Micro - asteroids
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Micrometeors
Explanation
Smaller than all the other space objects, space dust can be found both in outer space and on Earth. It has been discovered on some of the Earth's surfaces and even houses or buildings.
What is the name of the object that is sometimes mistaken for a comet?
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Asteroid
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Meteor
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Meteorite
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Galaxy debris
Explanation
Asteroids usually come from the area in space that is called the asteroid belt and is found between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
What space object is considered rarer than gold, platinum, or diamonds?
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Meteorites
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Meteors
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Meteoroids
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Asteroids
Explanation
Rarely found or discovered, meteorites have been able to fetch prices that are sometimes several times the prices given for other precious stones or minerals found on Earth.
What are called the "dirty snowballs" from space?
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Comets
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Asteroids
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Meteor
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Meteorite
Explanation
A comet's tail is not always a tail because there are times when it can be seen beside the comet or even in front of it, but the tail will always point away from the Sun.
What are cousins of asteroids?
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Meteoroids
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Meteors
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Meteorites
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Comets
Explanation
Considered as a big cousin of the asteroid, meteoroids are much smaller than asteroids and are made up of rocks or metallic substances which can be as small as a grain or as large as a meter wide.
What is an asteroid called when it comes very close to the Earth?
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Near Earth Objects
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Near Earth Asteroids
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Near Asteroid Objects
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Near Earth Body
Explanation
Several asteroids have come close to the Earth and had been considered as Near-Earth Objects, but they never reach the surface of the Earth, exploding in the air rather than on land.
What is the name of the disk-like area that is composed of icy bodies and can be found around Neptune's orbit?
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Kuiper Belt
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Kipper Belt
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Knipper Belt
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Kooper Belt
Explanation
The Kuiper Belt is considered as one of the areas in space where comets come from and along with the Oort Cloud is found far from the Sun and in the distant places of space.
What are stony-irons?
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Meteorites
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Meteors
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Meteoroids
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Asteroids
Explanation
One of the three major types of meteorites, the stony-iron is a combination of the materials that make up the meteorite and is considered the rarest of the three.
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