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Weekly Planetary Radio Trivia Contest


Each Monday, Planetary Radio asks listeners a question. Listeners must send in their answers to planetaryradio@planetary.org by the following Monday. The winner will be chosen by a random drawing from among all the correct entries received. This week's prize is a Planetary Radio T-Shirt!

This week's question:
What are the first three countries where SNC Mars meteorites were found?

To submit your answer:
Send an email no later than Monday at 2 pm Pacific time to planetaryradio@planetary.org containing:
  1. Your answer
  2. Your name
  3. How to pronounce your name
  4. Your mailing address
  5. Your email address
  6. Your T-shirt size

Last week's question:
What was the first spacecraft to pass 80 AU from the Sun?

Answer:
Coming soon in next week's show.

Question from the week before:
What was the largest ground-based telescope in operation at the dawn of the Space Age, October 4, 1957?

Answer:
The Lovell (or Jodrell Bank) radio telescope in Britain was the largest telescope in operation at the dawn of the space age in 1957. The largest optical telescope was the 200-inch Hale instrument at the Palomar Observatory in California.