Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Earth - Departing Image by Galileo
Original Caption Released with Image:
This color image of the Earth was taken by the Galileo spacecraft on December 11 as it departed on its 3-year flight to Jupiter, about 2 1/2 days after the second Earth flyby. The distance to Earth is about 1.9 million kilometers (1.2 million miles). Antarctica is visible at the bottom of the image, and dawn is rising over the Pacific Ocean. The Galileo project, whose primary mission is the exploration of the Jupiter system in 1995-97, is managed for NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Addition Date:
1996-02-08
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Galileo
Spacecraft:
Galileo Orbiter
Target Name:
Earth
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Solid-State Imaging
Product Size:
1083 samples x 1314 lines
Primary Data Set:
Galileo EDRs
Producer ID:
P41492
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Jupiter
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Galileo
facet_what:
Galileo Orbiter
facet_what:
Solid-State Imaging
facet_what:
Dawn
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Jupiter
facet_where:
Pacific Ocean
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
1995
facet_when_year:
1995
Image #:
PIA00232
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00232
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Earth - Departing Image by Galileo