Galileo Set to Buzz Io Again
Galileo is ready to buzz Io at close range Tuesday morning. According to NASA JPL: “This Io flyby will mark the fourth time the spacecraft has flown past Io since arriving at Jupiter in December 1995, and is the closest-ever approach, with a flyby altitude of only 200 kilometers (124 miles) above Io’s fiery surface. The Io flyby is scheduled to occur on Tuesday morning at 5:47 a.m. PST. Radio signals indicating that the flyby has occurred, however, won’t be received on Earth until 45 minutes later, or at 6:32 a.m. PST.”
