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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Prometheus/NIMS
Title
Prometheus/NIMS
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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Volcanic "hot spots" are seen in this color temperature map of the Prometheus volcano (A) on Jupiter's moon Io created with data obtained by the near-infrared mapping spectrometer onboard NASA's Galileo spacecraft during the flyby of Io on October 10, 1999. An image obtained by Galileo's onboard camera during an earlier orbit is also shown (B). The dark area in the camera image is a lava flow about 80 kilometers (50 miles) long. Two major hot areas are seen in the spectrometer data. The eastern hot spot(right) is located near the site of a plume observed by NASA's Voyager spacecraft in 1979. The cooler western hot spot (left) coincides with the location of the current plume. This temperature map supports the idea that the main vent of the volcano is on the eastern side, and that the plume is erupting from a "rootless vent," created as the hot lava flow interacted with sulfur dioxide snow. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA manages the mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. This image and other images and data received from Galileo are posted on the Galileo mission home page at http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov. Background information and educational context for the images can be found at http: //galileo.jpl.nasa.g ov/gallery/io.cfm.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
Volcanic "hot spots" are seen in this color temperature map of the Prometheus volcano (A) on Jupiter's moon Io created with data obtained by the near-infrared mapping spectrometer onboard NASA's Galileo spacecraft during the flyby of Io on October 10, 1999. An image obtained by Galileo's onboard camera during an earlier orbit is also shown (B). The dark area in the camera image is a lava flow about 80 kilometers (50 miles) long. Two major hot areas are seen in the spectrometer data. The eastern hot spot(right) is located near the site of a plume observed by NASA's Voyager spacecraft in 1979. The cooler western hot spot (left) coincides with the location of the current plume. This temperature map supports the idea that the main vent of the volcano is on the eastern side, and that the plume is erupting from a "rootless vent," created as the hot lava flow interacted with sulfur dioxide snow. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA manages the mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. This image and other images and data received from Galileo are posted on the Galileo mission home page at http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov. Background information and educational context for the images can be found at http: //galileo.jpl.nasa.g ov/gallery/io.cfm. Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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2000-05-18
Addition_Date
2000-05-18
Addition Date
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Produced By:
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JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
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Mission:
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Galileo
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Spacecraft:
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Galileo Orbiter
Spacecraft
Galileo Orbiter
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Io
Target_Name
Io
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Jupiter
Is_a_satellite_of
Jupiter
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
Instrument
Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
Instrument
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Product Size:
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1192 samples x 784 lines
Product_Size
1192 samples x 784 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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Galileo EDRs
Primary_Data_Set
Galileo EDRs
Primary Data Set
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Producer ID:
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MRPS96235
Producer_ID
MRPS96235
Producer ID
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facet_what:
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Moon
facet_what
Moon
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Jupiter
facet_what
Jupiter
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Voyager
facet_what
Voyager
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Galileo
facet_what
Galileo
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Galileo Orbiter
facet_what
Galileo Orbiter
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Spectrometer
facet_what
Spectrometer
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Io
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facet_what:
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Prometheus
facet_what
Prometheus
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
facet_what
Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jupiter
facet_where
Jupiter
facet_where
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facet_where:
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California
facet_where
California
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington
facet_where
Washington
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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1979
facet_when
1979
facet_when
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facet_when:
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October 10, 1999
facet_when
October 10, 1999
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1979
facet_when_year
1979
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1999
facet_when_year
1999
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA02542
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02542
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02542
UID
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orignial url:
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orignial_url
orignial url
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