Space / 1989-09-11
Line drawing of the Galileo spacecraft's encounters on its way to Jupiter
Line drawing of the Galileo spacecraft's encounters on its way to Jupiter
NASA's image library records Line drawing of the Galileo spacecraft's encounters on its way to Jupiter.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
Line drawing charts the Galileo spacecraft's launch from low Earth orbit and its three planetary and two asteroid encounters in the course of its gravity-assisted flight to Jupiter. These encounters include Venus (February 1990), two Earth passes (December 1990 and December 1992), and the asteroids Gaspra and Ida in the asteroid belt. Galileo will