Galileo Spacecraft Makes Final Fly-by of Jupiter’s Largest Moon
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NASA’s Galileo spacecraft flew by Jupiter’s largest moon for the fourth and final time Wednesday, Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists said. The closest approach to Ganymede took place at 8:56 a.m. as the craft traveled 994 miles above the moon at a speed of more than 19,000 mph.
Although this will be Galileo’s last encounter with Ganymede, the spacecraft will fly by two other Jovian moons--Callisto and Europa--before its primary mission ends in December.
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