Ganymede 8 Timeline

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

EVENT                                       DATE      TIME (PDT/SCET)

Start Encounter                             04 May 97    09:00
Start 2nd magnetosphere mini-tour (F&P)                  09:00
OTM-26                                                   15:30
Science Turn (Io plume monitoring)          05           03:48
Callisto south pole obs. (NIMS/UVS)         06           04:17
Callisto polarimetry/thermal obs. (PPR)                  04:54
Callisto south pole imaging (SSI)                        05:07 
Callisto C/A (35500 km)                                  05:10
Plasma sheet/aurora recording (F&P)                      06:00
Jupiter auroral variability map (UVS)                    06:13
First Io monitoring observation (SSI)                    09:00
Jupiter auroral asymmetry map (UVS/NIMS)                 16:37
First south polar haze zone obs. (UVS)                   19:17
Io C/A (956000 km)                          07           00:31  
Ganymede Orisis observing (NIMS)                         06:08
Gantmede dayside thermal obs. (PPR)                      06:34
Ganymede Tiamat Sulcus (SSI)                             07:15
Ganymede C/A recording (F&P)                             08:36
Start Earth occultation by Ganymede                      08:54
Start Solar occultation by Ganymede                      08:56
Ganymede C/A (4120 km)     
End Earth occultation by Ganymede                        09:02
End Solar occultation by Ganymede                        09:04
Turn to return to Earth point                            12:42
Last Io monitoring observation (NIMS)                    16:05
Europa C/A (1290000 km)                     08           02:48
Jupiter C/A (665000 km)                                  04:41
Metis imaging (SSI)                                      09:38
Last south polar haze zone obs. (NIMS)      10           16:18
OTM-27                                                   19:00
Start Playback                              11           09:00
Start Earth occultation observing (RS)      24           22:05
Start Earth occultation by Jupiter          25           02:59
End Earth occultation by Jupiter                         20:09
End Earth occultation observing (RS)        26           01:22
OTM-28                                      02 June      20:00
End Playback                                22           09:00


* Closest approach distances are with respect to the center 
  of the target body.
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