Gizmo Quiz #83

[defanjos]

What is it? [maweddings.com]

Good luck!

[ScottM]

Is this device used to collect the dust from the rings of Saturn as the satellite passed through?

[lawman]

Combination space/time continuum anyalyzer (obviously) and high-tech tossable whirligig -- dual purpose unit used on the space shuttle.

lawman

[defanjos]

ScottM,

You are very close :)

[caine]

Is it a microphone for the Astronauts?

[defanjos]

No microphone

[Sinner_G]

Was or is it a European development for some US spacecraft?

[ScottM]

Ok, this device was dropped into the atmosphere of Jupitor to analyze the atmosphere.

[lawman]

Then it must be a Roomba [roombavac.com]. :)

lawman

[coconutz]

S Band or C Band antenna from Mercury capsule

[defanjos]

not a Roomba, but I'd like to have one of those :)

ScottM,
It is related to Jupiter
It was not dropped

No antenna

[lawman]

Earlier version of the Roomba used on the Jupiter 2.

[ScottM]

Used for stereoimaging of IO?

[Quinn]

windspeed?

[Sinner_G]

Did it stay in orbit around a planet (or moon)?

[defanjos]

You were so close :(

Refer to message 31

[Macguru]

[pd.astro.it...]

DUST DETECTOR SYSTEM (DDS)

Part of galileo

This dust detector, placed on the Galileo spacecraft, measures the speed, the mass, the electric charge and the direction of single dust particles in the interplanetary space and within the jovian magnetosphere.
(DARA)

[ScottM]

Doh!

I almost had it!

Congrats MacGuru!

[defanjos]

Bingo Macguru, you got it.

Congrats

ScottM,
As you can see, you were extremely close.

[Macguru]

If it wasn't from you ScottM, I would never got it! Thanks ... ;)

[lawman]

Part of galileo

Way to go Macguru.

I was disappointed that it was used in Galileo -- hoping it was an artifact from the Jupiter 2.

lawman

[Sinner_G]

Noooooooooooo! I would have had it, but the link to it from the NASA page [nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov] is dead :(.

<added>Anyway, congrats Mac!</added>

[edited by: Sinner_G at 7:01 pm (utc) on May 24, 2003]

[ScottM]

I was just searching galileo and probe and dust...

I was about 30 seconds from getting to the final search that it showed up.

Oh well...

Congrats again:>)

[Macguru]

My query was simple :

[images.google.com...]

Using Google avanced search, I asked for grayscale JPG and queried for "Galileo Jupiter"

There it was on second page...

[georgeek]

Well done to the winner and thank you defanjos - good one!

[defanjos]

Macguru, that is a good idea to search for JPG also. I'll make sure to change the image to PNG next time ;)

[coconutz]

Congrats Macguru.

[Macguru]

Since I had more of my share at hosting the game I decline to host it next week. Any volunteer between participants?

(According to the rules, King defanjos, will choose one)

[defanjos]

Any takers?

[Macguru]

I dont know how long we will have to wait for a volunteer but this week, we wont wait for The Updated Official Gizmo Quiz Scoreboard [vif.com]...

[lawman]

I cannot volunteer -- will be on the way to Hilton Head Island next saturday.

Too bad the originator can't do it. He had some really funny pictures. Nobody can do it like Macguru did it.

lawman