Question

Suppose you see a photo showing Jupiter half in sunlight and half in shadow (that is, a first quarter Jupiter). This photo might have been taken by _________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The photo of Jupiter that is described in the statement might have been taken from the Galileo spacecraft that orbited Jupiter in the 1990s.

Explanation:

• The Galileo Mission for the study of Jupiter which was launched in 1989 by NASA was intended at in-depth study of the gas giant and its mysterious moons.
• The pictures taken by the Galileo spacecraft mostly show only one quarter of the planet owing to its size and the distance that the spacecraft maintained from the planet.