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Bing Mars quiz trivia questions and answers today

Bing Mars quiz trivia questions and answers today
Find out about the Bing Mars quiz which provides and extension coverage for the planet from size, diameter, surface area, rocks to features. 

Here is the Bing Mars quiz trivia questions and answers today 


Can you tell us the nickname often given to Mars?

Answer: The Red Planet

Can you tell us the Roman god that is Mars named after?

Answer: The god of war

Can you tell us the tallest volcano on Mars?

Answer: Olympus Mons

Can you tell us the largest canyon on Mars?

Answer: Valles Marineris

Can you tell us the number of moons Mars has?

Answer: Two (Phobos and Deimos)

Which Mars moon is larger?

Answer: Phobos

Can you tell us the average length of a Martian day?

Answer: About 24.6 hours

Can you tell us the average length of a Martian year?

Answer: About 687 Earth days

Can you tell us the primary gas in Mars’ atmosphere?

Answer: Carbon dioxide

Can you tell us the color that appears at night on Mars night sky?

Answer: Reddish

Can you name the spacecraft that first successfully landed on Mars in 1976?

Answer: Viking 1

Can you name the rover that discovered evidence of ancient water on Mars in 2004?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you name the rover that landed on Mars in 2012?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you name the rover that landed on Mars in 2021?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the helicopter that flew on Mars?

Answer: Ingenuity

Can you tell us the space agency that launched the Mars Pathfinder mission?

Answer: NASA

Can you tell us the approximate diameter of Mars?

Answer: About 6,779 kilometers

How does Mars’ size compare to Earth’s?

Answer: About half the size

Can you tell us the average surface temperature on Mars?

Answer: Around -63°C

Can you tell us the causes of Mars’ red color?

Answer: Iron oxide (rust) on its surface

Can you tell us the Mars rover that was nicknamed “Sojourner”?

Answer: The rover from Mars Pathfinder

Can you tell us the Mars moon that is predicted to eventually crash into the planet?

Answer: Phobos

Can you tell us the escape velocity of Mars?

Answer: About 5 km/s

Can you tell us the Mars mission that was the first to orbit the planet?

Answer: Mariner 9

Can you name the country that launched the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)?

Answer: India

Can you name the country that launched the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars?

Answer: China

Can you tell us the rover that carried the “Mars Rock Garden” experiment?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the region where Viking 1 landed?

Answer: Chryse Planitia

Can you tell us the name of the region where Viking 2 landed?

Answer: Utopia Planitia

Can you tell us the name of the rover that lasted far longer than expected, operating until 2018?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the rover that got stuck in Martian soil in 2009?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the largest impact basin on Mars?

Answer: Hellas Planitia

Can you tell us the approximate gravity on Mars compared to Earth?

Answer: About 38% of Earth’s gravity

Can you tell us the name of the first spacecraft to fly by Mars?

Answer: Mariner 4

Can you tell us the year the Mariner 4 flew past Mars?

Answer: 1965

Can you tell us the name of the rover that is searching for signs of ancient life?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the instrument on Perseverance that produces oxygen?

Answer: MOXIE

Can you tell us the name of the planned Mars sample return mission?

Answer: Mars Sample Return (joint NASA-ESA mission)

Can you tell us the name of the rover that carried the first laser spectrometer to Mars?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the rover that landed in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the rover that landed in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the rover that landed in Gusev Crater?

Answer: Spirit

What is the name of the rover that landed in Ares Vallis?

Answer: Sojourner

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that studied the planet’s atmosphere loss?

Answer: MAVEN


Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that studied the planet’s interior?

Answer: InSight

Can you tell us the name of the seismometer on InSight?

Answer: SEIS

Can you tell us the name of the drill on Curiosity?

Answer: Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) drill system

Can you tell us the name of the drill on Perseverance?

Answer: Rotary Percussive Drill

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that carried the first microphone?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that carried the first weather station?

Answer: Viking


Can you tell us the average atmospheric pressure on Mars compared to Earth?

Answer: Less than 1% of Earth’s

Can you tell us the name of the rover that carried the first 3D camera system?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the Mars mission that was the first to detect methane in the atmosphere?

Answer: Curiosity rover

Can you tell us the name of the rover that carried the first weather station to measure daily conditions?

Answer: Curiosity (REMS instrument)

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that studied dust storms globally?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that mapped the entire planet in detail?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

Can you tell us the name of the camera on MRO that takes high-resolution images?

Answer: HiRISE

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that tested supersonic parachutes?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that tested sky-crane landing technology?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that tested autonomous navigation?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that carried the first drone?

Answer: Perseverance (Ingenuity helicopter)

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that carried the first microphone?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that carried the first weather station to measure wind?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that carried the first soil scoop?

Answer: Phoenix

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered water ice near the poles?

Answer: Phoenix

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered the recurring slope lineae?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered hydrated minerals?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered silica deposits?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered hematite concretions (“blueberries”)?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered perchlorates in the soil?

Answer: Phoenix

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered organic molecules?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered seasonal methane variations?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered dust devils?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered frost on the surface?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient lakes?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient rivers?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient deltas?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of volcanic activity?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of hydrothermal systems?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of clay minerals?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of carbonate minerals?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of sulfates?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of silica-rich soil?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient habitability?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of subsurface ice?

Answer: Mars Odyssey

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of polar ice caps?

Answer: Mariner 9

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of dust storms covering the planet?

Answer: Mariner 9

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of layered sedimentary rocks?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient shorelines?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of volcanic plains?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of impact craters with ice?

Answer: Mars Express

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of subsurface water ice using radar?

Answer: Mars Express (MARSIS instrument)

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of buried glaciers?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal vents?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of recurring slope streaks?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of dust avalanches?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of landslides?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of gullies formed by liquid water?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of CO2 ice clouds?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of auroras on Mars?

Answer: MAVEN

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of subsurface lakes?

Answer: Mars Express

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of CO₂ geysers?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of dust storms lasting months?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of polar layered deposits?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of seasonal CO₂ frost?

Answer: Mars Odyssey

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic eruptions?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal springs?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of recurring slope flows?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of dust devils photographed from orbit?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of auroras caused by solar wind?

Answer: MAVEN

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of crustal magnetism?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient river valleys?


Answer: Mariner 9

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient flood plains?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient delta fans?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient crater lakes?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient groundwater systems?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic plains?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient lava flows?


Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient impact basins?

Answer: Mariner 9

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient tectonic activity?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient glacial deposits?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient dunes?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient shorelines?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient sedimentary layers?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic vents?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal deposits?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient carbonate rocks?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient clay deposits?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient sulfates?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient silica deposits?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hematite deposits?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic ash?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal vents in craters?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient river deltas in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient lake sediments in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic eruptions in Tharsis?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient glacial valleys?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient dunes in craters?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient shorelines in northern plains?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient sedimentary rocks in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic vents in Gusev Crater?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission which discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal deposits in Columbia Hills?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission which discovered evidence of ancient carbonate rocks in Nili Fossae?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission which discovered evidence of ancient clay deposits in Mawrth Vallis?

Answer: Mars Express

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission which discovered evidence of ancient sulfates in Meridiani Planum?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission which discovered evidence of ancient silica deposits in Gusev Crater?


Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission which discovered evidence of ancient hematite deposits in Meridiani Planum?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic ash in Columbia Hills?


Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal vents in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient lake sediments in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity


Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic islands?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient glacial ice sheets?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient river deltas in Eberswalde Crater?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient lake beds in Gusev Crater?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient dunes in Meridiani Planum?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic vents in Tharsis Montes?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal deposits in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient carbonate rocks in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient clay deposits in Oxia Planum?

Answer: Mars Express

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient sulfates in Terra Meridiani?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient silica deposits in Columbia Hills?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hematite deposits in Nili Fossae?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic ash in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal vents in Columbia Hills?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient lake sediments in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient river valleys in Mawrth Vallis?

Answer: Mars Express

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient flood plains in Chryse Planitia?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient delta fans in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient crater lakes in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient groundwater systems in Meridiani Planum?

Answer: Opportunity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic plains in Elysium Planitia?


Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient lava flows in Tharsis Region?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient impact basins in Hellas Planitia?

Answer: Mariner 9

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient tectonic activity in Valles Marineris?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient glacial deposits in the mid-latitudes?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient dunes in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient shorelines in northern lowlands?

Answer: Mars Global Surveyor

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient sedimentary layers in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic vents in Elysium Mons?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal deposits in Gusev Crater?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient carbonate rocks in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient clay deposits in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient sulfates in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient silica deposits in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hematite deposits in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic ash in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient hydrothermal vents in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient lake sediments in Gusev Crater?

Answer: Spirit

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient river valleys in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient flood plains in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient delta fans in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient crater lakes in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient groundwater systems in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient volcanic plains in Tharsis Region?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient lava flows in Elysium Planitia?

Answer: Viking

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient impact basins in Argyre Planitia?

Answer: Mariner 9

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient tectonic activity in Cerberus Fossae?

Answer: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient glacial deposits in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient dunes in Jezero Crater?

Answer: Perseverance

Can you tell us the name of the Mars mission that discovered evidence of ancient shorelines in Gale Crater?

Answer: Curiosity