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On February 20, 1997, the Galileo spacecraft flew by Europa at a distance of 587 km. This home page will be an archive of images taken by Galileo during the E6 (Europa 6) 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).
• Geologic Evidence of Internal Activity on Europa (Released December 3, 1997).
• Europa under stress (Released April 28, 1997).
• Dome-shaped features on Europa's surface (Released April 18, 1997).
• Cross-cutting Relationships of Surface Features on Europa (Released April 17, 1997).
• Ridges and Fractures on Europa (Released April 16, 1997).
• Pwyll Crater on Europa (Released April 14, 1997).
• Pwyll Crater on Europa (Released April 9, 1997).
• Close-up of Europa's Trailing Hemisphere (Released April 9, 1997).
• Europa Ridges, Hills, and Domes (Released April 9, 1997).
• Mosaic of Europa's Ridges, Craters (Released April 9, 1997).
• Europa Triple Band (Released April 9, 1997).
• Europa Ice Rafts (Released April 9, 1997).
• Europa 6th Orbit NIMS Data (Released April 7, 1997).
• Thera and Thrace Macula on Europa (Released July 16, 1997).
• Agenor Linea on Europa (Released July 23, 1997).
• Various Landscapes and Features on Europa (Released October 24, 1997)
• Geologic Evidence of Internal Activity on Europa (Released December 3, 1997).

Ganymede Images

• Completing A Global Map Of Ganymede (Released July 15, 1998).

Io Images

• NIMS Observes Increased Activity at Loki Patera, Io (Released June 17, 1997).
• Changes on Io's Loki-Pele Hemisphere (Released October 8, 1997).
• Eclipse Images of Io (3 views) (Released October 15, 1997)

Jupiter Images

• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in the Near-Infrared (Time Set 1) (Released July 18, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in a Methane Band (Time Set 3) (Released July 21, 1997).
• Jupiter's Long-lived White Ovals in a Methane Band (Time Set 3) (Released July 22, 1997).
• Jupiter's White Ovals/True and False Color (Released July 28, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in a Methane Band (Time Set 4) (Released August 1, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in a Methane Band (Time Set 4) (Released August 4, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in Violet Light (Time Set 3) (Released August 5, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in the Near-Infrared (Time Set 3) (Released August 6, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in Violet Light (Time Set 4) (Released August 7, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in the Near-Infrared (Time Set 4) (Released August 8, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in True Color (Time Set 4) (Released August 11, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in False Color (Time Set 4) (Released August 13, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in Violet Light (Time Set 2) (Released August 14, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in the Near Infrared (Time Set 2) (Released August 15, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in a Methane Band (Time Set 2) (Released August 18, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in a Methane Band (Time Set 2) (Released August 19, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in True Color (Time Set 2) (Released August 20, 1997).
• Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals in False Color (Time Set 2) (Released August 21, 1997).
• Dynamics of Jupiter's long-lived White Ovals (Released August 22, 1997).
• Jupiter's Temperatures (Released September 25, 1997).

Amalthea Images

• Four Galileo Views of Amalthea (Released November 13, 1997).