Jupiter

Galileo discoverd Jupiter's 4 moons

Jan 7, 1610

Io, Europa, Gaymede, & Callistro

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Discovered

Period: Jan 1, 1664 to Dec 31, 1664

Discovered by Robert Hooke

Discovery of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Sep 3, 1664

See Timespan

Evalutation of Jupiter's atmosphere

Period: Jan 1, 1690 to Dec 31, 1690

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

Evalutation of Jupiter's atmosphere

Sep 3, 1690

See Timespan

3 small white ovals are observed on Jupiter's surface

Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938

3 small white ovals are observed on Jupiter's surface

Sep 3, 1938

See Timespan

1st visit to Jupiter by Pioneer 10

Nov 6, 1973

Faint ring of matter discovered around Jupiter

Mar 5, 1979

Voyager Mission

Shoemaker-Levy 9 (comet) collides with Jupiter

Period: Jul 16, 1994 to Jul 22, 1994

Shoemaker-Levy 9 (comet) collides with Jupiter

Sep 3, 1994

See Timespan

Galileo Spacecraft Arrives at Jupiter

Dec 7, 1995

Comet/Asteroid crashes into Jupiter's southern hemisphere

Period: Jul 1, 2009 to Jul 31, 2009

often referred to as the "Wesley impact"

Comet/Asteroid crashes into Jupiter's southern hemisphere

Sep 3, 2009

Total of 67 Moons discovered

Sep 10, 2010

Juno launched

Aug 5, 2011

Destination Jupiter

Juno's Earth flyby

Period: Oct 1, 2013 to Oct 31, 2013

Juno's orbital insertion

Period: Aug 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2016

Juno's de-orbited crash into Jupiter

Period: Oct 1, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017

Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer Launch

Period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022

European Space Agency