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Galileo Animations

Galileo Jupiter Approach Images and Animations (Computer Generated)

• Galileo Jupiter Approach Images. A sequence of 121 images of Galileo approaching Jupiter during Jupiter orbital insertion on December 7, 1995.
• Galileo Jupiter Approach Animations. Five animations covering the Jupiter orbit insertion events on December 7, 1995.

Galileo Flyby Animations (Computer Generated)

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• Ganymede 1 Flyby (June 27, 1996)
• Ganymede 2 Flyby (September 6, 1996)
• Callisto 3 Flyby (November 4, 1996)
• Europa 4 Flyby (December 19, 1996)
• Europa 6 Flyby (February 20, 1997)
• Europa 6 Flyby (April 1997 Press Conference)
• Ganymede 7 Flyby (April 4, 1997)
• Ganymede 8 Flyby (May 7, 1997)
• Callisto 9 Flyby (June 25, 1997)
• Callisto 10 Flyby (September 17, 1997)
• Europa 11 Flyby (November 6, 1997)
• Europa 12 Flyby (December 16, 1997)
• Europa 13 Flyby (February 10, 1998)
• Europa 14 Flyby (March 29, 1998)
• Europa 15 Flyby (May 31, 1998)
• Europa 16 Flyby (July 21, 1998)
• Europa 17 Flyby (September 26, 1998)
• Europa 18 Flyby (November 22, 1998)
• Europa 19 Flyby (February 1, 1999)
• Callisto 20 Flyby (May 9, 1999)
• Callisto 21 Flyby (June 30, 1999)
• Callisto 22 Flyby (August 14, 1999)
• Callisto 23 Flyby (September 16, 1999)
• Io 24 Flyby (October 11, 1999)
• Io 25 Flyby (November 26, 1999)
• Voyager/Galileo Morph Animation (Quicktime - 846K)
  This animation changes from a Voyager image of Ganymede to a Galileo image of the same region of Ganymede. Courtesy of Colin Law from Rice University.
• Ganymede The Movie (AVI - 3.3MB)
  Impressive flyby over the surface of Ganymede - created from Voyager data.

Galileo Probe Animations

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• MPEG Animation (3.6MB) showing Jupiter approach, probe release, coast to Jupiter arrival, entry, parachute deployment. A killer animation!
• MPEG (325K) or Quicktime (771K) animation showing the probe heating up as it plows through Jupiter's atmosphere.
• MPEG (331K) or Quicktime (724K) animation showing the probe's parachute deployment.
• Quicktime Animation (496K) of the Probe's lower descent on its main parachute.
• Quicktime Animation (2.0MB) of the Probe's upper descent on its main parachute. Note the lightning bolts!