Galileo:
Galileo provided the only direct observations of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's spectacular impact with Jupiter on July 16-22, 1994. Earth-based astronomers had to wait to see the impact sites as they rotated into view.

Galileo's images, while fuzzy, revealed the shocking power of the collision.

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Galileo was launched from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The spacecraft traveled more than 4.6 billion km (about 2.8 billion miles) during its 14-year mission. Galileo was named in honor of Galileo Galilei (above), who discovered the largest moons of Jupiter in 1610.		Solar System Bodies: Comets Galileo Multimedia Gallery Galileo's Science Instruments Galileo Animation Gallery Galileo's Science Instruments