Torrence Johnson11 October 1999
Galileo passes roughly 611 kilometres above Io, beginning exceptionally close extended-mission studies of the volcanic moon.
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Galileo passes roughly 611 kilometres above Io, beginning exceptionally close extended-mission studies of the volcanic moon.
Galileo passes about 184 kilometres above Io during a late-mission encounter focused on volcanic and plasma activity.
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