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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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Io's Tupan Caldera in Infrared
Title
Io's Tupan Caldera in Infrared
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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Tupan Caldera, a volcanic crater on Jupiter's moon Io, has a relatively cool area, possibly an island, in its center, as indicated by infrared imagery from NASA's Galileo spacecraft. A thermal portrait of Tupan collected by the near-infrared mapping instrument on Galileo during an Oct. 16, 2001 flyby is presented on the right, beside a visible-light image from Galileo's camera for geographical context. The infrared image uses false color to indicate intensity of glowing at a wavelength of 4.7 microns. Reds and yellows indicate hotter regions; blues are cold. The hottest areas correspond to the dark portions in the visible-light image and are probably hot lavas. The central region in the crater may be an island or a topographically high region. Parts of it are cold enough for sulfur-dioxide to condense. Tupan, an active volcano on Io since at least 1996, was named for the Brazilian native god of thunder. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Galileo mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. Additional information about Galileo and its discoveries is available 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
Tupan Caldera, a volcanic crater on Jupiter's moon Io, has a relatively cool area, possibly an island, in its center, as indicated by infrared imagery from NASA's Galileo spacecraft. A thermal portrait of Tupan collected by the near-infrared mapping instrument on Galileo during an Oct. 16, 2001 flyby is presented on the right, beside a visible-light image from Galileo's camera for geographical context. The infrared image uses false color to indicate intensity of glowing at a wavelength of 4.7 microns. Reds and yellows indicate hotter regions; blues are cold. The hottest areas correspond to the dark portions in the visible-light image and are probably hot lavas. The central region in the crater may be an island or a topographically high region. Parts of it are cold enough for sulfur-dioxide to condense. Tupan, an active volcano on Io since at least 1996, was named for the Brazilian native god of thunder. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Galileo mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. Additional information about Galileo and its discoveries is available 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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2001-12-10
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2001-12-10
Addition Date
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL
Image Credit
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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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740 samples x 340 lines
Product_Size
740 samples x 340 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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MRPS
Producer_ID
MRPS
Producer ID
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Crater
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Crater
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Moon
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Moon
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Galileo
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Galileo
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Galileo Orbiter
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Galileo Orbiter
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Spectrometer
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Spectrometer
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facet_what:
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Io
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Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
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Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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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
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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_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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Image #:
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PIA03601
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA03601
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA03601
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