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Galileo

[Image of Galileo]

Launch Date:
October 18, 1989

Arrival:
December 1995

Target:
Jupiter & moons

Primary Mission:
December 1995 - December 1997

Extended Mission:
1997 - 1999 (Europa)

Status:
Active: Millenium Mission

Galileo was launched October 18, 1989 from the Space Shuttle Atlantis (mission STS-34). It arrived in 1995 for its two year mission to explore the Jovian system. As part of its mission, a probe was released to collect information as it dropped into the Jovian atmosphere and was destroyed an hour later. Galileo's mission was extended two years to study Jupiter's moon Europa in depth (the Galileo Europa Mission). The mission has been extended a to a third segment called the Galileo Millennium Mission.

Web Pages with Information about Galileo

Astrogeology Research Program

Jovian Satellites: Voyager and Galileo global image mosaics
Historical Lunar Data Archive: Download images and data from this collection consisting of products derived from Apollo, Lunar Orbiter, Galileo, Zond 8, and Earth-based observations.
Maps and Globes Gallery: View and download digital maps and globes of Venus, the Moon, Mars, and Jovian satellites
NASA Planetary Photojournal: Images from various Solar System exploration programs

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