Ganymede 2 Timeline
Note: This timeline was updated on August 20, 1996.
EVENT DATE TIME (PDT/PST-SCET) Start Encounter 01 Sep 96 09:00 Jovian radio emission obs. (PWS) 17:20 Last Ganymede-2 approach OPNAV 02 02:45 First Io monitoring observation (SSI) 16:14 Last Ganymede-2 Io torus obs. (UVS) 18:29 Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact zone obs. (SSI) 03 10:15 Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact zone obs. (NIMS) 10:20 Jupiter auroral map (UVS) 16:47 OTM-10 04 12:25 Ganymede gravity field measurement (RS) 06 02:01 Ganymede north pole map (NIMS/UVS) 10:27 Ganymede wake and wing recording (F&P) 11:31 Ganymede Anshar Sulcus (SSI) 11:35 Ganymede palimpsest (SSI) 11:45 Ganymede C/A (2880 km) 12:00 Science Turn (Jupiter stratospheric map) 13:25 Jupiter stratospheric circulation map (UVS) 14:35 Turn to return Earth point 16:22 Io full disk map (PPR) 21:56 Io C/A (441000 km) 22:25 Amalthea full disk imaging (SSI) 07 01:18 Jupiter C/A (762000 km) 06:37 Europa low phase photometry (SSI) 07:43 Europa C/A (673000 km) 10:06 Europa main circular feature (NIMS) 10:10 Europa polarimetry (PPR) 14:59 Last Io monitoring observation (NIMS) 22:19 Callisto low phase photometry (SSI) 08 06:23 Start Playback 09:00 Callisto polarimetry (PPR) 16:31 Callisto C/A (424000 km) 09 03:24 Callisto global coverage (NIMS) 03:27 OTM-11 15:05 Plasma sheet crossing recording (F&P) 11 19:38 Turn for attitude maintenance 23 10:38 OTM-12 08 Oct 96 08:05 First Callisto-3 approach OPNAV 09 07:47 First Callisto-3 Io torus obs. (EUV/UVS) 27 10:33* Last Callisto-3 approach OPNAV 30 16:08 OTM-13 01 Nov 96 06:05 End Playback 02 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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