Galileo's Photo Contest Winners
This winning entry was submitted by Ross J. Tucker (age 12) of Scottsdale, Arizona, who writes:
This photograph depicts a spot in the Squaw Peak Mountains of Arizona. To me the white in the photograph resembles the dirty ice features on the surface of Ganymede in the Uruk Sulcus region. There are furrows and ridges like that of Uruk Sulcus, and they are bidirectional. The cracks and lines in my photograph strongly resemble the regions of Ganymede that display evidence of tectonic activity that may have broken up the icy crust.Ross shows great attention to detail and a lot of ingenuity in using what appears to be a closeup of a bed of the mineral quartz to mimic the appearance of Uruk Sulcus. In addition to being a great match to the appearance to the region, Ross' entry was technically very strong. He must have done a lot of looking down to earth while imagining what Galileo was seeing in space above!
Congratulations, Ross!
This winning entry was submitted by Muriel Chen of South Australia, who writes:
The Palimpsets, what a sensuous word. I see them as the prints of giant camels slowly placing soft pads into the sand in the cold of the desert night. A lizard provides the rays of ejecta. As I stood at night, frozen in the complete, unmoving silence I felt and saw the earth moving, in the space of the universe.Muriel's artistic interpretation of the surface of Galileo Regio demonstrates how science and new discoveries are intriguing to people in a variety of ways! Her photo lends a contrast to the Uruk Sulcus winner's technical entry.
Congratulations, Muriel!
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