This image is a SIMULATED view of the Galileo spacecraft.
The image shown here
is computer generated and is automatically
updated every 5 minutes.
Overhead View of Jupiter (UTC)
The blue line is the Galileo orbiter's trajectory.
The orbits of the four Galilean satellites are also shown (from the
center, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto).
The Sun and the Earth are towards the top of the image.