Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Callisto's Valhalla impact structure
Original Caption Released with Image:
A portion of the central zone of the large impact structure Valhalla on Jupiter's moon Callisto was imaged by the Galileo spacecraft on November 4, 1996. The area shown here is centered at 16 degrees north, 55 degrees west and is about seven miles (11 kilometers) across. This is the highest resolution picture ever taken of Callisto and shows features as small as 200 feet (60 meters) across. The formation of Valhalla occurred early in Callisto's history; however, the central zone shown here is probably younger than Valhalla's surrounding structure. This newly acquired picture shows some small craters, although they have been softened or modified by downslope movement of debris, revealing bright ice-rich surfaces. In contrast to other areas on Callisto, most of the very smallest craters appear to have been completely obliterated.

This image was taken by the solid state imaging television camera onboard the Galileo spacecraft during its third orbit around Jupiter, at a distance of 757 miles (1,219 kilometers).

The Galileo mission is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C.

This image and other images and data received from Galileo are posted on the Galileo mission home page on the World Wide Web at http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov/. Background information and educational context for the images can be found at http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/sepo/.
Addition Date:
1997-12-18
Produced By:
Arizona State University
Mission:
Galileo
Spacecraft:
Galileo Orbiter
Target Name:
Callisto
Is a satellite of:
Jupiter
Instrument:
Solid-State Imaging
Product Size:
400 samples x 400 lines
Primary Data Set:
Galileo EDRs
Producer ID:
P48125
MRPS77740
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Jupiter
facet_what:
Galileo
facet_what:
Galileo Orbiter
facet_what:
Solid-State Imaging
facet_what:
Callisto
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Jupiter
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Callisto
facet_where:
Washington
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_when:
November 4, 1996
facet_when_year:
1996
Image #:
PIA00516
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00516
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Callisto's Valhalla impact structure