The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the orbiting probe, the Mars Global Surveyor, in 1996.



How are orbiting probes used to study planets?

Answer options with 4 options
A.
Orbiting probes carry samples from a planet to Earth.

B.
Orbiting probes take close-up pictures of the surface of a planet.

C.
Orbiting probes transport astronauts from Earth to other planets.

D.
Orbiting probes analyze samples of soil from the surface of a planet.

B. Orbiting probes take close-up pictures of the surface of a planet.