Question

Consider the following statements about 'Cassini-Huygens Mission'.
$1$. It was destroyed in the upper atmosphere of Enciladus.
$2$. During its journey, it flew past Venus, Earth, Asteriod Masursky and Jupiter.
Which of the given statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. $1$ only
• B. $2$ only
• C. Both $1$ and $2$
• D. Neither $1$ nor $2$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $2$ only

Cassini-Huygens was a joint mission of NASA, European Space Agency and Italian Space Agency. It was destroyed by diving it into Saturn’s atmosphere. During its journey, it flew past Venus, Earth, Asteriod Masursky and Jupiter. It reached its end in September,2017. The spacecraft discovered whole new moons around Saturn, lakes of methane on Titan, jets of water erupting from Enceladus. Therefore option B is correct.