Two asteroids, Ryugu and Bennu, have been visited recently by   a. crewed missions from China   b. probes that flew by once and took pictures   c. probes that will return samples to Earth from the asteroids   d. probes launched by Elon Musk's Space-X The Earth and Mars have very similar   a. day lengths   b. gravity   c. moons   d. year lengths   e. atmospheres The Earth's atmosphere is protected from destruction by the solar wind because of our planet's   a. large moon   b. strong magnetic field   c. oxygen-rich atmosphere   d. great distance from the Sun   e. plate tectonics

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Two asteroids, Ryugu and Bennu, have been visited recently by

  a.

crewed missions from China

  b.

probes that flew by once and took pictures

  c.

probes that will return samples to Earth from the asteroids

  d.

probes launched by Elon Musk's Space-X

  1. The Earth and Mars have very similar

      a.

    day lengths

      b.

    gravity

      c.

    moons

      d.

    year lengths

      e.

    atmospheres

    The Earth's atmosphere is protected from destruction by the solar wind because of our planet's

      a.

    large moon

      b.

    strong magnetic field

      c.

    oxygen-rich atmosphere

      d.

    great distance from the Sun

      e.

    plate tectonics

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