[meteorite-list] Re: Galileo (was Mars Global Surveyor Images - September 11-17, 2003)

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:56 2004
Message-ID: <200309171937.MAA21445_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

>
> Are there any close up images taken in the moments
> before atmosphic entry showing a horizon view of
> Jupiter's upper atmosphere, maybe showing the
> cloudtops and the plantets curve against space?
>
> This would be very interesting.

You had me confused, I didn't know what this had to do with
Mars (per the Subject: line). Anyway, there will be no
images taken by Galileo on its way in to Jupiter. Images are
high bandwidth data and would require that they be stored to the
tape recorder, and then slowly played back through the low gain
antenna. By the time any images are stored onto the tape recorder,
there won't be enough time to play them back as the spacecraft
will have entered Jupiter by then. The other main reason there
won't be any images is the camera on Galileo was turned off
about 18 months ago and the imaging team has been disbanded.

Ron Baalke
Received on Wed 17 Sep 2003 03:37:12 PM PDT