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How did Herschel try to map our Galaxy 200 years ago, and why did he fail?
 
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The first successful landers on the surface of Mars were:
 
  A) Mariners 4 and 5 in 1965.
  B) Vikings 1 and 2 in 1976.
  C) Voyagers 1 and 2 in 1979.
  D) Pathfinder and Sojourner in 1997.
  E) Spirit and Opportunity in 2004.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

His star counts revealed the galactic disk, but the dark nebulae of dust blocked everything except the closer spiral arms, making him think we lay near the center.

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