| INTRODUCTION to the Europa source data |
Europa has now been visited by five spacecraft:
|
Mission |
Closest encounter date(s) |
Type of encounter |
Significant Europa discoveries |
Closest approach (km) |
Best image resolution |
| Pioneer 10 |
3 December 1973 |
flyby |
uneven albedo |
324,000 km |
161 km |
| Pioneer 11 |
2 December 1974 |
flyby |
-- |
? |
? |
| Voyager 1 |
5 March 1979 |
flyby |
large crack-like streaks |
734,000 |
33 km |
| Voyager 2 |
9 July 1979 |
flyby |
|
206,000 |
4 km |
| Galileo |
7 December 1995 to 31 December 1999 |
Jupiter orbiter |
|
588 km (encounter E6) |
12 m |
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