Galileo Imagery, I couldn't find a topic not specific to one moon.... |
Galileo Imagery, I couldn't find a topic not specific to one moon.... |
Dec 9 2007, 07:50 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
Here is a combination of all of Galileo's global color views of the Galileans. I have left out the large Europa mosaic because much of its color data is pulled from other orbits. I have also left out colorized views. Due to inconsistent filter selection, there some variation between images. I posted the Europa set in another thread, but I figured I would add the views of Ganymede and Callisto.
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Jan 21 2010, 10:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3242 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
What a difference rotating an image can make:
From my blog post: The mosaic above shows a portion of the northeastern margin of Chaac Patera, a volcanic depression on the anti-Jupiter hemisphere of Io. Click the image for a full-resolution version. The terrain to the upper left is the hummocky plains that make up the upper level of the depression Chaac sits in. The terrain to the lower right is the floor of Chaac Patera, consisting of overlapping, thin silicate flows. The margin itself is quite steep, with slopes approach 70 degrees on the right hand side. On the left hand side, mass wasting has produced a two-tone talus apron at the base of the slope. This mass wasting seems to be the result of more extensive slope failure (see the broken off section of massive lava on the far left edge of the image). These images were taken during the Galileo spacecraft's February 2000 flyby of Io. The pixel scale is 7 meters per pixel. See PIA02551 to see how these images are normally shown... Rotate the image 90 degrees and suddenly the geologist part of my brain starts saying, "Oh now this makes A LOT more sense!" -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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