Where In The Universe #64
Written by Nancy Atkinson
It’s time once again for another Where In The Universe Challenge. Test your visual knowledge of the cosmos by naming where in the Universe this image was taken and give yourself extra points if you can name the spacecraft responsible for this picture. Post your guesses in the comments section, and check back later at this same post to find the answer. To make this challenge fun for everyone, please don’t include links or extensive explanations with your answer. Good luck!
UPDATE: The answer has now been posted below.
This is a false color picture of Callisto, taken by Voyager 2 on July 7, 1979 from about 1,094,666 kilometers (677,000 miles) away. The surface of Callisto is the most heavily battered and cratered of the Jupiter's moons and resembles ancient heavily cratered terrains on the Moon, Mercury and Mars. The bright areas are ejecta thrown out by relatively young impact craters. A large ringed structure, probably an impact basin, is shown in the upper left part of the picture.
How'd you do?
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July 29th, 2009 at 6:12 am
This should be photo of Calisto by the Galileo spacecraft
July 29th, 2009 at 6:20 am
This is Jupiter's moon Callisto. The picture strikes me as something one of the Voyagers would come up with as it flew by the jovian system.
July 29th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Definately Callisto. Looks like we got an easy one this week. I would say this is from the Galileo spacecraft.
LC
July 29th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Callisto, by Galileo
July 29th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Woot! One I recognise! Callisto (although plenty of folk beat me to it)
1st time poster BTW.
July 29th, 2009 at 9:15 am
CALLISTO!
galileo!
July 29th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Callisto, Voyager 2, July 7, 1979
July 29th, 2009 at 9:41 am
I was going to say Callisto too, but I have to agree with the folks that say this is one of the Voyagers. Not sure which one, though.
July 29th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Callisto by the Galileo probe May 2001
July 29th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Image of Callisto taken by Galileo probe.
July 29th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I'm guessing the moon, no idea on the spacecraft.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Callisto
July 29th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
I thinks its Io.
July 29th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Either Callisto: Voyager 2 or an accident in a marble factory. ;- )
July 30th, 2009 at 3:35 am
IO by voyeger1
July 30th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Callisto, moon of Jupiter taken by Pioneer 10 in late 1973.
July 30th, 2009 at 7:31 am
Coruscant, late Republic.
July 30th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Just like everyone else says: Callisto. Easy one.
July 30th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Callisto but reel strange colors. Mighta been Io in the infrared.
July 30th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Image by Voyager 2 of Callisto
July 30th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Love the Courisant answer! LOL
July 30th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Jupiter's moon Callisto. This is an old photograph, probably by one of the Voyager spacecraft.