Torrence Johnson25 June 1997
Galileo flies close to Callisto, adding detailed imaging and geophysical measurements of the heavily cratered moon.
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Galileo flies close to Callisto, adding detailed imaging and geophysical measurements of the heavily cratered moon.
A second 1999 Callisto flyby further lowers Galileo's closest approach to Jupiter in preparation for Io observations.
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