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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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Callisto Crater Chain at High Resolution Shown in Context
Title
Callisto Crater Chain at High Resolution Shown in Context
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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A portion of a chain of impact craters on Jupiter's moon Callisto is seen in this image taken by the Galileo spacecraft on November 4, 1996. This crater chain on Callisto is believed to result from the impact of a split object, similar to the fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 which smashed into Jupiter's atmosphere in July of 1994. This high-resolution view, taken by Galileo's solid state imaging television camera during its third orbit around Jupiter, is of Callisto's northern hemisphere at 35 degrees north, 46 degrees west, and covers an area of about eight miles (13 kilometers) across. The smallest visible crater is about 140 yards (130 meters) across. The image was taken at a range of 974 miles (1,567 kilometers).
On a global scale, Callisto is heavily cratered, indicating the great age of its surface. At the scale of this image, it was anticipated that the surface would be heavily cratered as well; however, there is a surprising lack of small craters, suggesting that one or more processes have obliterated these and other small-scale features. For example, downslope movement of ice-rich debris could bury small craters. The bright slopes visible in this picture represent places where downslope movement has taken place, exposing fresh ice surfaces.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the Galileo mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC.
This image and other images and data received from Galileo are posted on the World Wide Web Galileo mission home page at http://galileo.jpl.n asa.gov. Background information and educational context for the images can be found at http:// www.jpl.nasa.gov/gal ileo/sepo.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
A portion of a chain of impact craters on Jupiter's moon Callisto is seen in this image taken by the Galileo spacecraft on November 4, 1996. This crater chain on Callisto is believed to result from the impact of a split object, similar to the fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 which smashed into Jupiter's atmosphere in July of 1994. This high-resolution view, taken by Galileo's solid state imaging television camera during its third orbit around Jupiter, is of Callisto's northern hemisphere at 35 degrees north, 46 degrees west, and covers an area of about eight miles (13 kilometers) across. The smallest visible crater is about 140 yards (130 meters) across. The image was taken at a range of 974 miles (1,567 kilometers).
On a global scale, Callisto is heavily cratered, indicating the great age of its surface. At the scale of this image, it was anticipated that the surface would be heavily cratered as well; however, there is a surprising lack of small craters, suggesting that one or more processes have obliterated these and other small-scale features. For example, downslope movement of ice-rich debris could bury small craters. The bright slopes visible in this picture represent places where downslope movement has taken place, exposing fresh ice surfaces.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the Galileo mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC.
This image and other images and data received from Galileo are posted on the World Wide Web Galileo mission home page at http://galileo.jpl.n asa.gov. Background information and educational context for the images can be found at http:// www.jpl.nasa.gov/gal ileo/sepo.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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1997-12-18
Addition_Date
1997-12-18
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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Callisto
Target_Name
Callisto
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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Solid-State Imaging
Instrument
Solid-State Imaging
Instrument
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Product Size:
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800 samples x 780 lines
Product_Size
800 samples x 780 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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P48231
MRPS78068
Producer_ID
P48231
MRPS78068
Producer ID
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facet_what:
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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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Solid-State Imaging
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Solid-State Imaging
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facet_what:
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Callisto
facet_what
Callisto
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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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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Callisto
facet_where
Callisto
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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1994
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1994
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facet_when:
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November 4, 1996
facet_when
November 4, 1996
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1994
facet_when_year
1994
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1996
facet_when_year
1996
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA00581
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00581
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00581
UID
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