27 June 1996
First Galileo Ganymede Flyby
Galileo makes the first of its close Ganymede encounters during its Jupiter orbital mission.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Ganymede in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Galileo makes the first of its close Ganymede encounters during its Jupiter orbital mission.
Galileo makes another close Ganymede encounter, passing much nearer the surface than during its first targeted flyby.
Galileo data establish Ganymede as the first moon known to possess its own magnetic field.
Galileo measures evidence of Ganymede's magnetic field.
Galileo conducts another Ganymede encounter, extending surface, plasma and magnetic observations.
Galileo returns to Ganymede for another targeted encounter during its primary Jupiter tour.
Galileo makes another close Ganymede pass, extending measurements of its surface and magnetic environment.
Galileo performs a distant Ganymede encounter while coordinating broader Jupiter-system observations with Cassini.
Juno makes a close flyby of Ganymede.
Juno makes the closest spacecraft pass of Ganymede since Galileo and changes its orbital period.
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