Tour Summary by Orbit
ORBITBODYDATEBEST RESOLUTIONOBSERVATION(S) SUMMARY
1Ganymede06/27/9610 m/pxlglobal color hi res: regio, sulci, facula
1Io06/26-30/968.8 km/pxlglobal color, eclipse plumes (Maui,Loki,Aten)
1Europa06/28/961.6 km/pxlnorth pole regional and color
1Jupiter06/28/9629.5 km/pxlGreat Red Spot, five colors
2Ganymede09/06/9647 m/pxlcolor, hi res: grooves,sulci, crater, palimpsest, stereo
2Europa09/07/964.9 km/pxllow phase photometry
2Io09/07/964.9 km/pxlsurface/plume monitoring
2Small Sats09/07/969.4 km/pxlAmalthea
2Jupiter09/07/9630 km/pxlsearch for haze layers produced by SL-9 impacts
2Callisto09/09/964.3 km/pxlVoyager gap fill, low phase photometry
3Callisto11/04/9629 m/pxlcolor - global & hi res hi res:scarp,graben & catena, Asgard regional
3Europa11/06/96418 m/pxlwedges, triple bands, E4 & E6 context frame
3Small Sats11/05,06/967.5 km/pxlAmalthea, Thebe
3Jupiter11/06/9623 km/pxlwhite oval, northern auroral region, scan for lightning
3Io11/06,09/962.5 km/pxltopography mapping-6th occultation-9th
3Rings11/09/9623 km/pxlmain, gossamer, halo
4Io12/17-20/965.8 km/pxleclipse, surface monitor, nightside
4Small Sats12/18-19/965.4 km/pxlAmalthea,Thebe,Adrastea
4Europa12/19/9626 m/pxlglobal mapping, maculae, dark terrain
4Jupiter12/19/9613 km/pxl5-um hot spot and territory to the north
6Io02/19-25/974 km/pxlsurface,plumes, topography
6Small Sats02/19-20/972.7 km/pxlAmalthea
6Europa02/20/9712 m/pxlglobal context, hi res: linea macula, bright halo & mat.
6Ganymede02/21/977.3 km/pxlVoyager gap, global color
6Jupiter02/23/97TBDa white oval
7Callisto04/02/976.4 km/pxlVoyager gap fill
7Io04/03-04/975.4 km/pxlsurface monitor, topo
7Small Sats04/03-04/975.6 km/pxlAdrastea, Metis
7Europa04/04/97387 m/pxlglobal color, low phase photometry, hi res: Tyre, apex craters
7Jupiter04/04/9724 km/pxlBrown Barge
7Ganymede04/05/97136 m/pxlhi res: color, palimpsest, craters, regio, sulci
8Callisto05/06/97670 m/pxlVoyager gap fill, Adlinda, south pole
8Io05/06-07/9710 km/pxlplume monitoring
8Ganymede05/07/97140 m/pxlhi res: craters, sulci,regio, multiring basin
8Small Sats05/08/977.5 km/pxlMetis
8Jupiter05/08/9723 km/pxlarea near south pole
9Callisto06/25/97125 m/pxlcraters, Valhalla regional palimpsest color
9Ganymede06/26/97830 m/pxlglobal mosaic, sulci
9Io06/27-28/976 km/pxlsurface,plume, topography
9Small Sats06/26-28/974.4 km/pxlThebe,Metis,Amalthea, Adrastea
9Europa06/27/9712.6 km/pxlglobal color
9Jupiter06/27/97TBDGreat Red Spot and a belt of hot spots
10Callisto09/17/9764 m/pxlhi res: Asgard,smooth mat., crater, ring structure
10Ganymede09/18/9717 km/pxlglobal color
10Io09/18-19/973.8 km/pxleclipse, color, topography
10Jupiter09/18/9721.8 km/pxlNorthern auroral zone plus observations during solar occultation, and lightning survey
10Europa09/19/977.3 km/pxlglobal color
10Small Sats09/18-19/978.3 km/pxlAmalthea, Thebe
10Rings10/05/97134 km/pxlobservations of the rings from the nightside
11Europa11/06/97TBD - 11 m/pxlnorth pole
rest of orbit 11 is TBD

The DATE column is the date of closest approach for Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, and Jupiter, but is the range of dates for which observations are made for Small Satellites, Rings, and Io.

The BEST RESOLUTION column is in units of distance/pxl, where pxl is short for pixel, which is an individual picture element. Our camera will produce images that are 800 pixels by 800 pixels.

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