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Today on Galileo - September 1, 1996

TODAY ON GALILEO

The official encounter period for the Ganymede 2 orbit begins today at 9 am PDT. The encounter begins with a three-day long survey for Galileo's Fields and Particles instruments. The majority of the time today will be spent with the UVS (Ultraviolet Spectrometer) instrument making measurements of the Io torus. Also this afternoon, OPNAV images will be taken of Ganymede, which allows nagivators to fine-tune Galileo's trajectory for Friday's flyover of the moon at an altitude of only 262 km above the surface!