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 .
A)the Keck telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii
B)the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico
C)the Galileo spacecraft that orbited Jupiter in the 1990s
D)the Hubble Space Telescope (which orbits Earth)

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The Galileo spacecraft was the only one of the listed options that orbited Jupiter and could have taken a photo showing Jupiter half in sunlight and half in shadow. The other telescopes listed are not able to capture such a photo as they do not have the necessary proximity to the planet.

Suppose You See a Photo Showing Jupiter Half in Sunlight