An artist's impression of the Ulysses spacecraft at Jupiter. Ulysses used Jupiter's powerful gravity to hurl it out of the Plane of the Ecliptic (where most planets and satellites orbit) so it could study the polar regions of the Sun.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Jupiter | |
System | Jupiter | |
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Ulysses | |
Instrument Host | ||
Host Type | ||
Instrument | ||
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Artwork, Color | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2004-02-05 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18173 | |
Identifier | PIA18173 |