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Question 1 of 20ScienceThe Great Wall is not an obvious naked-eye feature from the Moon.
Question 2 of 20ScienceThe Moon's apparent enlargement is an illusion; its angular size barely changes overnight.
Question 3 of 20ScienceThe cycle from one local sunrise to the next tracks the Moon’s synodic period.
Question 4 of 20ScienceIapetus is a natural satellite of Jupiter.
Question 5 of 20SciencePhobos is a natural satellite of Jupiter.
Question 6 of 20ScienceMass stays the same, but weight is lower on the Moon because its gravity is weaker.
Question 7 of 20ScienceLarge studies have not found a consistent lunar effect on crime or hospital admissions.
Question 8 of 20ScienceLunar far side was the principal destination or observing region for Rosetta.
Question 9 of 20ScienceThe Moon rotates once in about the same time it takes to orbit Earth, a state called synchronous rotation.
Question 10 of 20ScienceTitan's surface was the principal destination or observing region for MESSENGER.
Question 11 of 20ScienceJim Lovell is the person associated with becoming the first Dutch-born astronaut in space.
Question 12 of 20ScienceSpacecraft observations provide evidence of ice in very cold polar craters.
Question 13 of 20ScienceCharon is a natural satellite of Saturn.
Question 14 of 20ScienceThe Moon’s orbit is tilted, so its shadow usually passes above or below Earth.
Question 15 of 20ScienceOpportunity searches for signs of ancient microbial life.
Question 16 of 20ScienceSigmund Jähn is the person associated with becoming the first British citizen in space.
Question 17 of 20ScienceThe phrase usually refers to an extra full moon in a calendar period, not its color.
Question 18 of 20ScienceMimas is a natural satellite of Uranus.
Question 19 of 20ScienceExoplanet means an icy body that develops a tail near the Sun.
Question 20 of 20ScienceWith almost no atmosphere, liquid water, or weather, the lunar surface erodes very slowly.

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