Ted Stryk

I am a philosophy professor at Roane State Community College in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Planetary exploration has always been an interest of mine. You can follow me on twitter @tedstryk for the latest updates on my work, which I often post on my blog, Planetary Images from Then and Now. Please note that since the processed images are copyrighted, they should not be reused without permission. If you are interested in using any of my work, please contact me at strykt@roanestate.edu or tedstryk@gmail.com.

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Latest Blog Posts

Jupiter and Io from Pioneer 10

Posted 2013/08/02 04:25 CDT | 1 comments

This is a parting shot of Jupiter and Io, taken December 5, 1973, by the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, the first to see either world as a crescent.

Mysterious Umbriel

Posted 2013/02/28 12:59 CST | 1 comments

Presenting a newly-processed version of Voyager 2's best images of Uranus' moon Umbriel.

In Honor of JUICE, a New View of Europa

Posted 2012/05/07 05:30 CDT | 2 comments

To celebrate ESA's selection of the JUICE mission to Jupiter, Ted Stryk produced a new global view of Europa from Galileo data.

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Latest Processed Space Images

Mariner 6 view of chaos terrain on Mars

Posted 2013/09/03 | 0 comments

This two-frame mosaic covers a type of terrain not seen before on another planet.

Mariner 6 approaches Mars: "far-encounter" images

Posted 2013/09/03 | 1 comments

As Mariner 6 approached for its Mars flyby, it captured 49 frames of the planet swelling in its forward view. The animation covers a 41-hour period before closest approach on July 29 to 31, 1969.

The many faces of Io

Posted 2013/09/03 | 0 comments

This collection of color views of Io from the Galileo Solid-State Imaging Experiment (SSI) was created by Ted Stryk. The third image from the left is two color (violet/IR) as opposed to three color, leading to a slightly different appearance compared to the others.

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