Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
High Spatial Resolution Europa Coverage by the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
Original Caption Released with Image:
The NIMS instrument on the Galileo spacecraft, which is being used to map the mineral and ice properties over the surfaces of the Jovian moons, produces global spectral images at modest spatial resolution and high resolution spectral images for small selected regions on the satellites. This map illustrates the high resolution coverage of Europa obtained by NIMS through the April 1997 G7 orbit.

The areas covered are displayed on a Voyager-derived map. A good sampling of the dark trailing-side material (180 to 360 degrees) has been obtained, with less coverage of Europa's leading side.

The false-color composites use red, green and blue to represent the infrared brightnesses at 0.7, 1.51 and 1.82 microns respectively. Considerable variations are evident and are related to the composition and sizes of the surface grains.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA manages the mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA manages the 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, on the Galileo mission home page at URL http://galileo.jpl.n asa.gov.
Addition Date:
1998-03-26
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Galileo
Spacecraft:
Galileo Orbiter
Target Name:
Europa
Is a satellite of:
Jupiter
Instrument:
Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
Product Size:
1326 samples x 863 lines
Primary Data Set:
Galileo EDRs
Producer ID:
P48620
MRPS80062
facet_what:
Jupiter
facet_what:
Voyager
facet_what:
Galileo
facet_what:
Galileo Orbiter
facet_what:
Spectrometer
facet_what:
Europa
facet_what:
Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
facet_what:
Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Jupiter
facet_where:
Europa
facet_where:
Washington
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
April 1997
facet_when_year:
1997
Image #:
PIA00855
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00855
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