Jupiter

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  • Galileo discoverd Jupiter's 4 moons

    Galileo discoverd Jupiter's 4 moons

    Io, Europa, Gaymede, & Callistro
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    Jupiter's Great Red Spot Discovered

    Discovered by Robert Hooke
  • Discovery of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

    Discovery of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

    See Timespan
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    Evalutation of Jupiter's atmosphere

    Cassini determined Jupiter's atmosphere had a "differential rotation" as compared to the Earth.
  • Evalutation of Jupiter's atmosphere

    Evalutation of Jupiter's atmosphere

    See Timespan
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    3 small white ovals are observed on Jupiter's surface

  • 3 small white ovals are observed on Jupiter's surface

    3 small white ovals are observed on Jupiter's surface

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  • 1st visit to Jupiter by Pioneer 10

    1st visit to Jupiter by Pioneer 10

  • Faint ring of matter discovered around Jupiter

    Faint ring of matter discovered around Jupiter

    Voyager Mission
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    Shoemaker-Levy 9 (comet) collides with Jupiter

  • Shoemaker-Levy 9 (comet) collides with Jupiter

    Shoemaker-Levy 9 (comet) collides with Jupiter

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  • Galileo Spacecraft Arrives at Jupiter

    Galileo Spacecraft Arrives at Jupiter

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    Comet/Asteroid crashes into Jupiter's southern hemisphere

    often referred to as the "Wesley impact"
  • Comet/Asteroid crashes into Jupiter's southern hemisphere

    Comet/Asteroid crashes into Jupiter's southern hemisphere

  • Total of 67 Moons discovered

    Total of 67 Moons discovered

  • Juno launched

    Juno launched

    Destination Jupiter
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    Juno's Earth flyby

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    Juno's orbital insertion

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    Juno's de-orbited crash into Jupiter

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    Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer Launch

    European Space Agency