A craft that visited it was named for Giotto, based on the story that 680 years earlier, the painter depicted it as the star of Bethlehem

Find out the Final Jeopardy Answer for the episode airing on Tuesday, February 14 2023!

Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: Art & Science

Today’s Final Jeopardy

A craft that visited it was named for Giotto, based on the story that 680 years earlier, the painter depicted it as the star of Bethlehem

Final Jeopardy Answer

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Halley’s Comet

Final Jeopardy Explanation

On March 13, 1986, the European Space Agency’s Giotto robotic spacecraft mission studied Halley’s Comet as it passed by. It was the first spacecraft to observe a comet up close at a distance of 596 kilometres and successfully approached Halley’s nucleus.

Giotto di Bondone, an artist of the Early Italian Renaissance, inspired the name of the spacecraft as Halley’s Comet, which he had seen in 1301, served as the inspiration for his painting Adoration of the Magi in the Scrovegni Chapel, in which it is shown as the star of Bethlehem.

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	Kendra Westerhaus is a Licensed Psychologist from Pocatello, Idaho. 1 Day Winnings of $29,601 Winning Score: $17,600 Round 2 Score: $17,600 Round 1 Score: $7,000
	Laurin Bell is a Executive Assistant from Lakeland, Florida. Final Score: $0 Round 2 Score: $5,000 Round 1 Score: $5,400
	Blaine Smith is a Writer & Communications Consultant from Portland, Oregon. Final Score: $100 Round 2 Score: $8,800 Round 1 Score: $2,400

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