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First Galileo Callisto Flyby

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1996

Torrence Johnson4 November 1996

Callisto · Science / Astronomy

Galileo makes its first close pass of Callisto, mapping the moon's ancient cratered surface.

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Torrence Johnson

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