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Imaging Science | Sources for Pictures |
All about those amazing pictures. | Where to get those amazing pictues. |
Exploring Europa | |
Is There an Ocean on Jupiter's Icy Moon? | |
General Spacecraft Anatomy | The Galileo Probe |
Basic questions about the Galileo spacecraft. | The atmospheric probe dropped from orbiter. |
Galileo's Computers | Power |
How the spacecraft thinks. | Keeping the spacecraft running. |
Galileo's Antennas | Tape Recorder |
Talking with the spacecraft. | Storing data. |
Navigation |
Arrival Day (December 7, 1995) |
Getting from here to there. | Arriving at Jupiter after 6 years. |
General Questions | |
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