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Ganymede - Galileo Mosaic Overlayed on Voyager Data in Uruk Sulcus Region

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A mosaic of four Galileo high-resolution images of the Uruk Sulcus region of Jupiter moon Ganymede is shown within the context of an image of the region taken by Voyager 2 in 1979. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00281

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In 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 started their one-way journey to the end of the solar system and beyond, now traveling a million miles a day. Jimmy Carter was president when NASA launched two probes from Cape Canaveral. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, were initially meant to explore Jupiter, Saturn, and their moons. They did that. But then they kept going at a rate of 35,000 miles per hour. Each craft bears an object that is a record, both dubbed the Golden Records. They were the product of Carl Sagan and his team who produced a record that would, if discovered by aliens, represent humanity and "communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials."

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ganymede galileo jpl jet propulsion laboratory mosaic galileo mosaic voyager voyager data uruk sulcus uruk sulcus region images jupiter moon ganymede four galileo pia 00281 nasa nasa geography travel and description
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07/09/1997
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Voyagers

Voyager 1 and 2 probes, their travelog and their message.
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https://images.nasa.gov/
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ganymede galileo jpl jet propulsion laboratory mosaic galileo mosaic voyager voyager data uruk sulcus uruk sulcus region images jupiter moon ganymede four galileo pia 00281 nasa nasa geography travel and description