Callisto Timeline

All times are SCET (Spacecraft Event Time) in PDT (PDT = UTC - 7 hours) and PST (PST = UTC - 8 hours). Take a look at the Galileo Acronyms List for explanations of the acronyms used in this timeline.

EVENT                                       DATE      TIME (PDT/PST-SCET)

Start Encounter                             13 Sep 97    17:00
OTM-32                                                   19:00  
Callisto gravity field measurement (RS)     16           07:19
Callisto global (NIMS)                                   10:34          
Callisto darkside thermal map (PPR)                      13:46
Callisto C/A recording (F&P)                             16:49
Callisto Asgard transect (SSI)                           16:56
Callisto bright limb obs. (UVS)                          17:10
Callisto C/A (range=2940 km)                             17:19
Callisto Valhalla palimpsest (NIMS)                      17:28
Jupiter aurora observation (UVS)            17           00:18
Jupiter north polar haze region obs. (UVS)               09:07
First Io observation (UVS)				 20:02                  
Io global (SSI)				    18           00:33 
Jupiter North Pole map (NIMS)                            01:25
Amalthea observing (UVS)                                 02:02
Ganymede C/A (range=1690000 km)                          10:57
Jupiter magnetic equator recording (F&P)                 15:35
Jupiter C/A (range=656000km)                             16:10
Adrastea/Metis observations (NIMS)                       17:04
Io C/A (range=320000km)                                  21:44
Europa C/A (range=619000 km)                             22:21
Thebe imaging (SSI)                         19           00:17
Science Turn (high-phase Jupiter)                        01:23
Last Io monitoring observation (NIMS)                    17:43
Start Cruise                                20           07:30
Turn to return to Earth point                            08:03
OTM-33                                                   14:30
Start Earth occultation by Jupiter          29           07:41
End Earth occultation by Jupiter            30           00:35
Start Solar occultation by Jupiter          05 Oct       07:03
Science Turn (Solar occultation)                         11:58
Europa volcanism observation (SSI)                       14:18
Jupiter lightning/aurora obs. (SSI)                      14:20
Io aurora/Jupiter rings obs. (SSI)                       16:54
Turn to return to Earth point                            22:20
End Solar occultation by Jupiter            06           01:53
OTM-34                                      18           09:00
End Playback                                02 Nov 97    08:00

* Denotes transition from PDT to PST
** Closest approach distances are with respect to the center 
   of the target body.
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