Our best close-up views of the jovian moons came from the many passes by:
A)Voyager 2.
B)Galileo.
C)Cassini.
D)New Horizons.
E)Global Surveyor.

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Galileo was a NASA spacecraft that conducted multiple flybys of Jupiter's four largest moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - from 1995 to 2003. These close-up views provided detailed information about the moons' surface features, composition, and geology. Voyager 2 did flybys of the Jovian system, but its closest approach to the moons was much more distant than Galileo's flybys. Cassini and Global Surveyor were primarily focused on Saturn and Mars, respectively. New Horizons is a NASA spacecraft that flew by Pluto and its moons in 2015 but has not studied Jupiter's moons. Galileo was a mission specifically designed to study Jupiter and its moons, and it made multiple close passes by the moons which provided us with the best close-up views. Voyager 2 did pass by some of the jovian moons, but its mission was focused on the outer planets in general rather than Jupiter specifically. Cassini and Global Surveyor were missions to Saturn and Mars respectively, and New Horizons was a mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

Our Best Close-Up Views of the Jovian Moons Came from the Many