QUESTION: When will we be able to see the pictures of Jupiters moons? ANSWER from Ken Klaasen on March 21, 1997: Pictures of Jupiter's moons taken by the Galileo spacecraft have been released to the public periodically since last July. They have been published in many newspapers and magazines like Sky and Telescope and Science (e.g., 18 October 1996 issue). Pictures can also be viewed on the World Wide Web at the following URL address: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo Release of images and posting of them on the web usually occur between one and two months after they are taken. Images are initially stored on the spacecraft tape recorder and them are played back slowly over the following month. Once the images are received on the ground, it takes a few weeks for the scientists to analyze them and prepare products for release. Images from the most recent Europa flyby on February 20 are being prepared for release on or about April 8.