Tim Mutch had a different perspective. “Although we have just heard Jupiter somewhat downgraded in favor of Saturn, nonetheless what we have been witnessing, first in March and now, in July, is a truly revolutionary journey of exploration. We have gone beyond the familiar part of the solar system to objects that are so exotic that their very existence, at least as far as I’m concerned, was something I’d accepted intellectually, but didn’t really accept in an immediate sense. We’re starting out in our own space program on a new stage of space exploration—on our own long journeys beyond the solar system to distant lands. We never like to think, or rather, it’s statistically unlikely, that we’re at a turning point in history. But if you look back at history books, such events are clearly read into the record. And I submit to you that when the history books are written a hundred years from now, two hundred years from now, the historians are going to cite this particular period of exploration as a turning point in our cultural, our scientific, our intellectual development.” Although everyone was already celebrating another successful mission, the encounter was far from over. Data continued to come in; there was still the ten-hour Io Volcano Watch, which had begun at 4:31 p.m.; there were more observations of Jupiter, including scheduled ring observations and dark side searches for aurorae and lightning bolts. There was a lot of work and excitement yet to come. Jupiter had another surprise in store for Voyager 2. [Illustration: During the 10-hour Io volcano watch on July 9, the spacecraft kept nearly the same face of Io in view. Most of the surface was turned away from the Sun, however, and only a thin crescent could be seen, shrinking as the observations continued. These four frames were all photographed with identical exposures from a range of about 1 million kilometers. These images show Amirani (P₅) and Maui (P₆) on the west edge, brightening as the Sun illuminates them more nearly from behind. [260-677]] [Illustration: Io volcanoes.] [Illustration: Masubi (P₈) is faintly visible in the crescent (above and below).] [Illustration: Io volcanoes.] [Illustration: Loki (P₂) rises 250 kilometers above the surface, catching the morning sunlight on the east edge of Io.] Tuesday, July 10. (_Range to Jupiter, 1.4 million kilometers_). The Io watch continued through the night. As time passed, the satellite rotated in the same direction as the motion of the spacecraft, keeping nearly the same side in view. Because of this, a few volcanoes could be closely watched, but most would be missed entirely. During the sequence, the illuminated crescent steadily shrank, until at the end, volcanic plumes could be seen on both edges, one illuminated by the setting Sun, the other shining in the dawn light.