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On December 19, 1996, the Galileo spacecraft flew by Europa at a distance of 692 km. This home page will be an archive of images taken by Galileo during the E4 (Europa 4) encounter.

Family Portraits

• Comparisons of Landscapes on the Galilean Satellites (Released October 24, 1997).
• Family Portrait Of the Small Inner Satellites of Jupiter (Released November 17, 1997).

Europa Images

• Europa Ice Rafting View (Released December 16, 1997).
• Image of Prominent Doublet Ridges on Europa (Released January 17, 1997).
• Image of Structurally Complex Surface on Europa (Released January 17, 1997).
• Image of Ridges on Europa (Released January 17, 1997).
• Image of Icy Satellite Europa (Released January 17, 1997).
• Image of Flows on Europa (Released January 17, 1997).
• Image of Macula on Europa (Released January 17, 1997).
• Infrared Observations of Europa's Trailing Side (Released January 29, 1997).
• NIMS Observations of Europa's Trailing Hemisphere (Released March 13, 1997).
• Close-up of Europa's Surface (Released April 9, 1997)
• Icy Europa and similar scales on Earth (Released May 19, 1997)
• Close-up of Europa's Trailing Hemisphere and similar scales on Earth (Released May 20, 1997)
• Icy Europa and similar scales on Earth (Released May 21, 1997)
• Structurally Complex Surface of Europa and similar scales on Earth (Released May 22, 1997)
• Close-up of Europa's Surface and similar scales on Earth (Released May 23, 1997)
• Near-Terminator Image of Europa (Released May 28, 1997)
• NIMS Observes Europa's Shadow (Released June 9, 1997)
• Various Landscapes and Features on Europa (Released October 24, 1997)
• Europa "Ice Rafts" in local and color context (Released May 8, 1998)

Io Images

• Global Color View of Io (Released March 19, 1997).
• Global Color View of Io in a New Color (Released March 20, 1997).
• Global View of Io using Color Ratios (Released March 21, 1997).
• Global View of Io in various colors (Released March 24, 1997).
• Eclipse Images of Io (3 views) (Released October 15, 1997)

Jupiter Images

• Hazes near Jupiter's Limb (60 degrees North, 315 degrees West) (Released May 2, 1997).
• Hazes near Jupiter's Limb (60 degrees North, 295 degrees West) (Released May 5, 1997).
• Jupiter Equatorial Region (Released June 5, 1997)
• Jupiter Equatorial Region (Released June 5, 1997)
• NIMS Views of a Jovian 'Hot Spot' (Released June 6, 1997).
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region at 727 nanometers (Released June 10, 1997).
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region at 889 nanometers (Released June 11, 1997).
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region Violet Light (Released June 12, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in the Near-Infrared and Violet (Released June 13, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in the Two Methane Bands (Released June 16, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in the Near-Infrared (Released June 18, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in the Methane Band (Released June 19, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in the Methane Band (Released June 20, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in Violet Light (Time set 1) (Released June 23, 1997)
• A Jovian Hotspot in True and False Colors (Time set 1) (Released June 24, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in the Near-Infrared (Time set 3) (Released June 25, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in a Methane band (Time set 3) (Released June 26, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in a Methane band (Time set 3) (Released June 27, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in Violet Light (Time set 3) (Released June 30, 1997)
• Jovian Hot Spot in True and False Colors (Time set 3) (Released July 1, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in the Near-Infrared (Time set 4) (Released July 2, 1997)
• Jupiter's Equatorial Region in a Methane band (Time set 4) (Released July 7, 1997)
• Time Sequence of Jupiter's Equatorial Region (Time Sets 2 & 4) (Released July 8, 1997)
• Wind Patterns in Jupiter's Equatorial Region (Time set 1) (Released July 9, 1997)
• NIMS Observes Structure and Composition of Jupiter's Clouds (Released October 21, 1997).
• 3D Visualization of Jupiter's Equatorial Region (Released October 27, 1997)
• 3D Visualization of Jupiter's Equatorial Region (Released October 28, 1997)
• 3D Visualization of Jupiter's Equatorial Region (Released October 29, 1997)
• 3D Visualization of Jupiter's Equatorial Region (Released October 30, 1997)
• 3D Visualization of Jupiter's Equatorial Region (Released October 31, 1997)
• 3D Visualization of Jupiter's Equatorial Region (Released November 3, 1997)