print email comment close Project Galileo: Journey to Jupiter URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/ Description: Launched in 1985, the Galileo spacecraft began orbiting Jupiter in 1995. This site provides updates, links, and information related to the mission, which is slated to end in August, 2003. There are images of the planet, four of its moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto), and its rings and small satellites. Images of Earth and its moon, Venus, some asteroids, and the Shoemaker-Levy Comet taken on route are also included. There is also a brief history of previous explorations of the planet. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Planets Space flight LII Database Information: Record 3644 created by Dana Evans on 12/06/1998 Last modification on 10/19/2005 Published: 12/06/1998   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3644