Background, Overviews, Timelines: Galileo Mission and Imaging plans

Images at Jupiter (Image products, Complete data sets, Planning Information, and Science Background)
Images During Cruise: Earth to arrival at Jupiter
Interpreting the Data
Education Modules Related to Concepts in the Galileo Mission

References and Resources
Galileo Pages
Space Science Background Information

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Introduction

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 January 2000.

This website contains information regarding the imaging camera aboard the orbiter, displays IMAGES acquired by the camera, contains resources useful to EDUCATORS and the general public, and is integrated with the complete Galileo mission web pages.

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Background, Overviews, Timelines: Galileo Mission and Imaging plans

• Mission Overview
• The SSI Camera
• Timetable of Events for Main Mission
  • By Orbit
  • By Target
• Important press releases concerning the Galileo Spacecraft.
• Where's Galileo Right Now?
• Latest News on Galileo.
• Trajectory Figures and Data.

Images at Jupiter
Image since Galileo's arrival at Jupiter including Planning information and Science Background.
Available image formats for public products include tiff, gif, pict, jpeg, etc.

• Jupiter (Products for public use)

• The Galilean Satellites:  Io,  Europa,  Ganymede, and  Callisto (Products for public use)

• Rings and Small Satellites (Products for public use)

• Complete Datasets ("Raw" data for science use)

• Bulletin Boards and Stickers

Images During Cruise: Earth to arrival at 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

• Color Filters
• False Color

Education Modules Related to Concepts in the Galileo Mission

• Bringing Jupiter to Earth
• Planets and Satellites
• Navigating the Solar System
• Planetary Surfaces
• The Discovery of the Galilean Satellites
• Bulletin Boards and Stickers

References and Resources

• Definitions and Acronyms
• Solid State Imaging (SSI) Team Members
• Associated Bibliographies
• Help with Animations for Your Browser

• Galileo Educational Resources (slides, pictures, etc.)
• Subscribe to the Galileo Mailing List!

Galileo Pages

• Galileo homepage at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Galileo Europa Mission webpage at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Galileo homepage at the DLR in Germany
• Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (Univ. of AZ), Galileo Imaging page
• Galileo homepage at SouthWest Research Institute, Boulder, CO
• USGS Galileo Navigator
• Galileo Probe
  • Probe Team at Ames Research Center
  • NMS - Neutral Mass Spectrometer
• Galileo Orbiter
  • DDS - Dust Detector
  • EPD - Energetic Particles Detector Team
  • HIC - Heavy Ion Counter
  • MAG - Galileo Magnetometer Team
  • NIMS - Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
  • PLS - Galileo Plasma Particle Investigation
  • PPR - Galileo Photopolarimeter Radiometer experiment
  • PWS - University of Iowa Space Plasma Wave Group
  • UVS/EUV - Ultraviolet Spectrometer/Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer Experiment

Space Science Background Information

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

Galileo Solid State Imaging Team Leader: Dr. Michael J. S. Belton

The SSI Education and Public Outreach webpages were originally created and managed by Matthew Fishburn and Elizabeth Alvarez with significant assistance from Kelly Bender, Ross Beyer, Detrick Branston, Stephanie Lyons, Eileen Ryan, and Nalin Samarasinha.

Last updated: September 28, 1999, by Matthew Fishburn

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