Astronomy Trivia Page - 4

Trivia Questions

The solar observatory at Kitt Peak in this Southwestern state focuses on spectroscopy

On Valentine's Day 2000, the Near spacecraft is due to begin orbiting this asteroid named for the Greek god of love

According to one of this German's laws of motion, planets travel faster when they are closer to the sun

A camera orbiting this planet in March 1999 snapped a crater that resembles a "happy face"

In an emergency repair mission scheduled for October 1999 NASA will replace all of the gyros in this telescope

All the stars you can see with the naked eye are part of this galaxy

In 1967 what were called "Schwarzschild Singularities" were renamed this

The lowest point on this heavenly body is the Diana Chasma, a rift valley

The Chandra Orbiting Telescope takes this kind of photo; hey, maybe we can see Pluto in its underwear!

Its "A" ring is a little over 9,000 miles wide