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This image contains ridges, grooves, craters,
and some flat surface. This picture is from Uruk Sulcus region of Jupiter's
moon, Ganymede. The first flyby of Ganymede by Galileo was made on June
27, 1996. This picture was taken at a distance of 4,468 miles (7,448 kilometers)
away from Ganymede. The area in which this image is shot is latitude 10
degrees north, longitude 168 degrees west, is about 34x25 miles (55x35 kilometers). |
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This spot is actually a gigantic storm, which has been swirling around for over 300 years on the planet of Jupiter. The storm could fit to Earths inside of it. This was taken on June 26, 1996 at a distance of 894,000 miles (1490,000 kilometers). |
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This image is of Callisto the farthest away of the four large moons of Jupiter. The image consists of three different pictures taken by three different spacecraft. The spacecraft are Voyager 1 (left side), Galileo (middle), and Voyager 2 (right side). The two Voyagers took their pictures in 1979. The pictures though left a gap in the middle of the moon. The Galileo imaging system took the center picture on September 9, 1996. Points of interest include a smooth area in the north and a huge crater stretching 56 miles (90 kilometers) wide. The crater is named Igaluk. |
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This is two images put together to form, Europa, Jupiter's icy moon. The structure of Europa is very complex according to the image taken. The sun lights overlapping ridges and fractures of Europa surface. Also in the center is a more chaotic structure. Ridge segments, which are missing, tell us that old material has been replaced with new terrain. Only a couple crater marks can been seen indicating that Europa surface is not very old. |
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The most famous moon of Jupiter is Io. It has volcanos that are still erupting. This picture shows an geologically active area of Io. |
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Jupiter has rings! |
Research by Joe
For educational use. Not for commercial use: Images provided through the courtesy of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California.