Voyager Images of Io

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were both launched in 1977 and flew by Jupiter in 1979. Voyager 1 arrived at the Jovian system first and made a flyby of Io of 20,570 km on March 5, 1979. Voyager 2 made its flyby of Io in July 1979.

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 1979
Distance from Io: 1.7 million miles (2.9 million km)

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 4, 1979
Distance from Io: 500,000 miles (862,000 km)
Photo Number: P-21457C

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 2, 1979
Distance from Io: 8 million miles (12 million km)
Photo Number: P-21719C

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 2, 1979
Distance from Io: 5 million miles (8.3 million km)
Photo Number: P-21185

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 9, 1979
Distance from Io: 750,000 miles (1.2 million km)
Photo Number: P-21780

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 4, 1979
Distance from Io: 310,000 miles (500,000 km)
Photo Number: P-21334

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 5, 1979
Distance from Io: 226,200 miles (377,000 km)
Photo Number: P-21227C

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 4, 1979
Distance from Io: 304,000 miles (490,000 km)
Photo Number: P-21305C

Spacecraft: Voyager
Date: 1979
Distance from Io: Not Available
Photo Number: P-26268

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 1979
Distance from Io: Not Available
Photo Number: P-26242

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 1979
Distance from Io: Not Available
Photo Number: P-26241 Ac

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 1979
Distance from Io: Not Available
Photo Number: P-26241 Bc

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