What is the main goal of the Insight Lander mission?
The InSight Lander Is Going to Mars! Here's Why
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The video explores celestial families, focusing on the Insight Lander mission to Mars, which aims to uncover Mars's geological secrets. It discusses Mars's cooling and subtle tectonic activity, including Mars quakes. The video also delves into supernova mysteries, particularly stripped envelope supernovas, and the role of companion stars in these phenomena. A direct detection of a companion star by the Hubble Telescope provides new insights into these cosmic events.
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To study the geology of Mars
To find water on the Moon
To explore the surface of Venus
To measure the distance to the Sun
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Which instrument on the Insight Lander is responsible for measuring Mars's seismic vibrations?
HP Cubed
Rise
Size
Hubble
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What causes Mars quakes?
Tidal forces from Jupiter
Solar flares
Cracks in the crust or meteorite impacts
Volcanic eruptions
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What is a stripped envelope supernova?
A supernova with an intact outer layer
A supernova that is smaller than usual
A supernova with missing hydrogen and helium
A supernova that occurs in a binary system
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What role does a companion star play in a stripped envelope supernova?
It increases the main star's mass
It prevents the supernova explosion
It absorbs the main star's outer layers
It stabilizes the main star
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How was the existence of a companion star in a stripped envelope supernova confirmed?
Through indirect light measurements
By observing gravitational waves
By taking a direct picture
Through radio signals
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What did the discovery of a companion star in a supernova help explain?
The creation of new galaxies
The abundance of supernovas
The lifecycle of red giants
The formation of black holes
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