Galileo Flyby of Io - December 7, 1995

Animation showing a simulation of Galileo's flyby of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io shortly before the spacecraft entered orbit around the giant planet on December 7, 1995. The spacecraft approaches Io from the satellite's anti-jovian hemisphere, makes it closest approach over the dusk terminator, then departs Io over its night side.

Simulation created in Celestia

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Animation
• Space
• Jupiter
• Io
• Celestia

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