To study which one of the following was a spacecraft launched that would be farthest from the Sun and would run exclusively on solar power ?

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Q: 119 (CDS-I/2022)
To study which one of the following was a spacecraft launched that would be farthest from the Sun and would run exclusively on solar power ?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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{'spacecraft': [0, 0, 2, 2], 'saturn': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'jupiter': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'solar power': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'trojan asteroids': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'sun': [3, 0, 0, 6], 'mars': [1, 1, 1, 1], 'moons': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'oort cloud': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'atmosphere': [1, 1, 4, 7]}

The correct answer is option 1: Jupiter`s Trojan asteroids.

These asteroids are located in two groups around Jupiter`s orbit, one ahead and one behind the planet. The spacecraft that was launched to study these asteroids is known as the Lucy mission. It was launched in 2021 and is expected to reach the Trojan asteroids in 2027.

The mission will explore these asteroids to better understand the early solar system and the formation of planets. The spacecraft will be powered exclusively by solar energy, utilizing solar panels to generate electricity.

Options 2, 3, and 4 are incorrect. Saturn`s rings and moons, Mars` atmosphere, and the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud are all important celestial objects, but none of these options involve a spacecraft that is farthest from the Sun and solely powered by solar energy.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1: Jupiter`s Trojan asteroids.