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EARLIER THIS WEEK, Nasa’s Mars Perseverance rover landed on the red planet to begin its search for traces of life.
The mission is to explore and collect samples for future return to Earth from diverse ancient environments on Mars.
Over the course of several years, it will attempt to collect 30 rock and soil samples in sealed tubes, to be eventually sent back to Earth sometime in the 2030s for lab analysis.
So, let’s see how much you know about the red planet…
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Was there once. Didn’t like it much though, the atmosphere wasn’t great.
@Kevin O’Brien: maybe it’s the lockdown talking but you should win a prize. Not a Mars bar
@Barry Dempsey: I think lockdown is getting to us all, but I’d glady take a prize.
@Kevin O’Brien: congratulations Cadburys Ireland are delighted to announce you have won a year supply of star bars.
@Paul Gorry: Very apt lol.
10/10. My proudest moment today.
@Conor Farrell: slow day?
@Conor Farrell: 9/10 well done
@Paul Jude Redmond: give him his win ya sarcastic F
@Conor Farrell: Me too, I did it in the morning and it’s going to be all downhill from here…
Nevermind Mars…….the last year on earth feels like it was 687 earth days long! 2021 is shaping up to be more like Uranus
@Barry Evans: there’s a ring around Uranus
@Aonghus OReilly: Klingons spotted yet?
@Tommie:
They’re on the starboard bow
Gave it a shot. I know absolutely nothing about it.
@Paul Gorry: did you give it a better shot than Liverpools title defence wha’…
Happy out with 8/10
@Robert Clifford:Me too!
9/10. I don’t eat chocolate (blasphemous, I know) so I didn’t have a clue about the last one.
@Brian Ó Dálaigh: You don’t know it because you don’t know it, not because you do or don’t eat chocolate.
@Steve Smith: Yes, eating chocolate bars doesn’t make you know who invented them. But I didn’t always understand this, I remember telling my parents I didn’t understand why the kid who lived right next to the school wasn’t a genius, like information should leak out of the school and into his brain.
@Brian Ó Dálaigh: Also. I’m sure god (*who doest exist) will be OK with you not eating chocolate too.
0/10
@Tony O Neill: No fault.
I’m a martian
8/10, looking forward to seeing what new discoveries are made up there!
Robin Williams was from Mars
@Michael Maher: nanu nanu.
@Michael Maher: Ork. Mork from Ork.
9/10
8/10 very happy with that, a few guesses. Unfortunately my wife the science and space expert got 10 and the bragging rights. I’m a fool for thinking I could beat her
Only that David Bowie once wondered aloud if there was life on …
I’m a Spacer
Girls are from Jupiter coz they are stu pider
8-10 , thought was ok till the nephew got 10-10 …
The Martian on audible is amazing if anyone is interested!!!
The last question shouldn’t have been asked as nothing to do with the planet Mars!
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