Galileo images and mosaics of Europa |
Galileo images and mosaics of Europa |
Aug 22 2005, 04:03 AM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
I have worked on sprucing up some global views of Europa from Galileo. There are a few more global views I hope to get to eventually. But the best two at nearly full phase benefited a lot.
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Dec 14 2009, 12:44 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Really amazing work, G. The long troughs near the terminator really stand out in this view; don't recall seeing them as well in previous global mosaics.
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Dec 15 2009, 12:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 6-March 07 From: houston, texas Member No.: 1828 |
Really amazing work, G. The long troughs near the terminator really stand out in this view; don't recall seeing them as well in previous global mosaics. the long troughs are part of a global pattern. several other troughs elsewhere form part of a set of two giant circles on opposite sides of the moon. They actually match the stress patterns produced if you rotate Europa's floating ice shell almost 90 degrees (aka polar wander). check out the story at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/schenk/europaCropCircles/ paul -------------------- Dr. Paul Schenk, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston TX
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