Question

Q1. Consider the following statements

1. Dawn is the only mission ever to orbit two extra-terrestrial targets.

2. The Dawn mission orbited giant asteroid Vesta and now continues to orbit Ceres.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

• A. a) 1 only
• B. b) 2 only
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
• D. d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is D

d) Neither 1 nor 2

NASA’s Dawn mission will study the asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres, celestial bodies believed to have accreted early in the history of the solar system. The mission will characterize the early solar system and the processes that dominated its formation. Dawn is the only mission ever to orbit two extra-terrestrial targets. It orbited giant asteroid Vesta for 14 months from 2011 to 2012, then continued on to Ceres, where it has been in orbit since March 2015