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Eight days after its final encounter with Earth, the Galileo spacecraft looked back and captured this remarkable view of Earth and the moon.

Galileo’s Rocky Road to Jupiter

May 13, 2011 // by Erik N. Nilsen and P.A. "Trisha" Jansma

By Erik N. Nilsen and P.A. “Trisha” Jansma On October 18, 1989, the Galileo spacecraft lifted free from the shuttle cargo bay.