Galileo Radio Occultation Experiments at Io

Date Eventa Locationb Betac System III (1965)d EDS File Name
Feb. 26, 1997 1-14-n 1 N / 73 W 163 260.0 W I06114NA.EDS
Feb. 26, 1997 1-14-x 1 N / 253 W 17 262.0 W I06114XA.EDS
July 30, 1997 2-63-n 50 N / 157 W 105 49.1 W I09263NA.EDS
July 30, 1997 2-63-x 49 N / 338 W 76 51.3 W I09263XA.EDS
July 30, 1997 3-14-n 2 S / 34 W 124 234.6 W I09314NA.EDS
July 30, 1997 3-14-x 3 S / 215 W 55 238.1 W I09314XA.EDS
July 30, 1997 3-43-n 5 S / 34 W 124 234.6 W I09343NA.EDS
July 30, 1997 3-43-x 6 S / 215 W 55 238.1 W I09343XA.EDS
July 31, 1997 4-43-n 34 N / 115 W 139 10.3 W I09443NA.EDS
July 31, 1997 4-43-x 34 N / 296 W 42 11.6 W I09443XA.EDS
Aug. 1, 1997e 5-14 122.9 W
Aug. 1, 1997e 5-43 122.9 W
Aug. 3, 1997 6-63-n 37 S / 52 W 129 1.5 W I09663NA.EDS
Aug. 3, 1997 6-63-x 37 S / 232 W 51 3.0 W I09663XA.EDS

aFormat is occultation number-Deep Space Network antenna number-"n" for entry or "x" for exit.
bLatitude / Longitude in degrees.
cAngle from center of upstream hemisphere (0 N / 270 W) in degrees.
dLongitude at sub-Io point on Jupiter in degrees.
eGrazing near-miss below Io's south pole.


Last updated: August 30, 1999
David Hinson / Joe Twicken