Io 24 Quick-Look Orbit Facts

Encounter Trajectory

Quick-Look Facts

• 11 October, 1999 -- 04:33:02:7 UTC
• Altitude: 612.3 km
• Speed: 8.1 km/second
• Latitude: +4.49 deg
• Longitude: 224 deg W

Perijove

• October 11, 1999 -- 02:02:38 UTC
• Jupiter Range: 5.5 Jupiter Radii
• Earth Range: 4.0 AU
• One Way Light Time: 33 minutes

• October 10-12, 1999

• October 12, 1999 - November 25, 1999

Science Highlights

• Reiden Patera, Zammana, Hi'iaka, Gish bar, Skythia Mons, Amirani, Poliahu, Bosphorus
• Stereo coverage: Marduk, Dorian Mons, Prometheus, global
• Plumes: Pillian, Pete

Magnetosphere

• Magnetosphere/Io coupling
• inner magnetosphere survey including dusk region
• Io torus energetics

Io Flyby Geometry

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