Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What was the first planet other than Earth to have a spacecraft crash-land on it?

  1. Mars

  2. Venus

  3. Saturn

  4. Mercury

  5. Pluto
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Explanation

Venus was the first planet (other than Earth) to have a spacecraft crash-land on it. The Soviet Venera 3 probe crash-landed on Venus on March 1, 1966, becoming the first spacecraft to impact another planet. Mars didn't have a crash-landing until later (the Soviet Mars 2 in 1971), and Saturn, Mercury, and Pluto had no early crash-landings. The question tests knowledge of early space exploration milestones.

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