Voyager Images of Europa

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 distant flyby of Europa of 732,230 km in March 1979. Voyager 2 made closer flyby of Europa on July 9, 1979 at a distance of 205,720 km.

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 1979
Distance from Europa: 1.7 million miles (2.7 million km)

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: February 13, 1979
Distance from Europa: 375,000 miles (600,000 km)
Photo Number: P-21802C

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 4, 1979
Distance from Europa: 1.2 million miles (2 million km)
Photo Number: P-21208C

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 2, 1979
Distance from Europa: 1.75 million miles (2.87 million km)
Photo Number: P-21189

Spacecraft: Voyager 1
Date: March 2, 1979
Distance from Europa: 1.6 million miles (2.9 million km)
Photo Number: P-21196C

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 4, 1979
Distance from Europa: 2.6 million miles (4.2 million km)
Photo Number: P-21744C

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 8, 1979
Distance from Europa: 740,000 miles (1.2 million km)
Photo Number: P-21751C

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 9, 1979
Distance from Europa: 152,000 miles (246,000 km)
Photo Number: P-21758

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 9, 1979
Distance from Europa: Not available
Photo Number: P-21760C

Spacecraft: Voyager2
Date: July 9, 1979
Distance from Europa: 150,600 miles (241,000 km)
Photo Number: P-21765

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 9, 1979
Distance from Europa: 140,625 miles (225,000 km)
Photo Number: P-21766

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: July 7, 1979
Distance from Europa: Not Available
Photo Number: P-23695

Spacecraft: Voyager 2
Date: Not Available
Distance from Europa: Not Available
Photo Number: 260-679

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