Voyager Images of Callisto

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were both launched in 1977 and flew by Jupiter in 1979. Voyager 1 arrived at the Jovian system first and made a flyby of Callisto of 123,950 km on March 6, 1979. Voyager 2 made its flyby of Callisto on July 8, 1979 at a distance of 214,930 km.

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 1979
Distance from Callisto: 4.1 million miles (6.9 million km)

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: February 28, 1979
Distance from Callisto: 5 million miles (7 million km)
Photo Number: P-21188

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 6, 1979
Distance from Callisto: Not Available
Photo Number: P-22194

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 6, 1979
Distance from Callisto: Not Available
Photo Number: P-23689

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 7, 1979
Distance from Callisto: 1.438 million miles (2.318 million km)
Photo Number: P-21740C

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 7, 1979
Distance from Callisto: 677,000 miles (1,094,666 km)
Photo Number: P-21748C

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 7, 1979
Distance from Callisto: 675,000 miles (1 million km)
Photo Number: P-21745

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 7, 1979
Distance from Callisto: 245,000 miles (390,000 km)
Photo Number: P-21746

Spacecraft: Voyager
Date: 1979
Distance from Callisto: Not Available

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