What's New
Background: The Galileo Mission
Galileo at Jupiter: Planning, Science, and Images
Galileo Images During the Cruise: Earth to Jupiter
Interpreting the Data
Education Modules Related to Concepts in the Galileo Mission
References and Resources
Galileo Pages
Space Science Background Information

During its cruise from Earth to Jupiter, the Galileo Spacecraft returned images of the Earth, Moon, Venus, asteroids Gaspra, Ida, and Dactyl, and the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact with Jupiter. On December 7th, 1995, the Galileo Probe descended into Jupiter's atmosphere and relayed the data it collected to the Galileo Orbiter which then transmitted the data to Earth. The Galileo Orbiter continues its tour of the Jovian system until December 1997. From July 1996 to December 1997, images from the camera aboard the orbiter will be received and displayed on this webpage.

This website will serve as a source of current information on the mission as well as contain resources useful to the general public and educators.

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What's New

• Ganymede Optical Navigation Image - June 3, 1996
• Another Optical Navigation Image - June 9, 1996

Background: The Galileo Mission

• Mission Overview
• Galileo Probe Entry Location
• Timetable of Events
  • By Orbit
  • By Target
• Important press releases concerning the Galileo Spacecraft.
• Where's Galileo Right Now?
• Latest News on Galileo.
• Trajectory Figures and Data.

Galileo at Jupiter: Planning, Science, and Images

• Jupiter

• The Galilean Satellites: Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, and Io

• Rings and Small Satellites

Galileo Images During Cruise: Earth to Jupiter

• Earth

• Moon

• Venus

• Asteroid 951 Gaspra

• Asteroid 243 Ida and its moon (243)1 Dactyl

• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact with Jupiter

Interpreting the Data

• Raw Data
• Calibration
• Color Filters
• False Color
• Data Compression
• Image Processing in Day-to-Day Life
• How are Images Returned to Earth?

Education Modules Related to Concepts in the Galileo Mission

• Planets and Satellites
• Navigating the Solar System
• Watch here for additional interdisciplinary modules in time for Fall '96.

Ask Galileo A Question

References and Resources

• Definitions and Acronyms
• Solid State Imaging (SSI) Team Members
• Associated Bibliographies

• Galileo Educational Resources (slides, pictures, etc.)

Galileo Pages

• Galileo homepage at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (Univ. of AZ), Galileo Imaging page
• Galileo Probe
  • Probe Team at Ames Research Center
  • NMS - Neutral Mass Spectrometer
• Galileo Orbiter
  • EPD - Energetic Particles Detector Team
  • HIC - Heavy Ion Counter
  • MAG--Galileo Magnetometer Team
  • NIMS - Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
  • PLS--Galileo Plasma Particle Investigation
  • PWS--University of Iowa Space Plasma Wave Group

Space Science Background Information

• NASA's Spacelink
• The Nine Planets
• Views of the Solar System
• NASA's Planetary Photojournal

This page is constantly growing and changing. Please report any discrepancies so that they may be corrected.

The National Optical Astronomy Observatories are operated by AURA Inc. under contract to the National Science Foundation.

Last updated: June 28, 1996, by Matthew Fishburn and Ross Beyer