Artist's rendering of NASA's Galileo spacecraft flying past Jupiter's moon Io. Galileo made multiple close approaches to the volcanically active moon during its time at Jupiter, including a first pass in Dec. 1995, during its arrival in the Jupiter system.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Io | Jupiter |
System | Jupiter | |
Target Type | Satellite | Planet |
Mission | Galileo | |
Instrument Host | Galileo Orbiter | |
Host Type | Orbiter | |
Instrument | ||
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Artwork, Color, Volcano | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 1996-01-02 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18176 | |
Identifier | PIA18176 |