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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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Infrared Observations of Europa's Trailing Side
Title
Infrared Observations of Europa's Trailing Side
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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During the first targeted encounter of the icy satellite Europa, the Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) performed high resolution spectral mapping of the trailing side, a region thought to have minerals other than water ice. For each pixel of the image, there is a corresponding spectrum of several hundred wavelengths which is used to identify the types of material present. The excellent resolution (about 10 km) of the NIMS data shown on the right allows one to isolate the spectral signatures of the different types of terrain, which seem to consist of water frost and hydrated minerals in various proportions. The NIMS image is shown for a wavelength of 0.7 micrometers; a corresponding Voyager image for visible light is shown on the left.
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.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
During the first targeted encounter of the icy satellite Europa, the Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) performed high resolution spectral mapping of the trailing side, a region thought to have minerals other than water ice. For each pixel of the image, there is a corresponding spectrum of several hundred wavelengths which is used to identify the types of material present. The excellent resolution (about 10 km) of the NIMS data shown on the right allows one to isolate the spectral signatures of the different types of terrain, which seem to consist of water frost and hydrated minerals in various proportions. The NIMS image is shown for a wavelength of 0.7 micrometers; a corresponding Voyager image for visible light is shown on the left.
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.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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1998-06-17
Addition_Date
1998-06-17
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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Europa
Target_Name
Europa
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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820 samples x 470 lines
Product_Size
820 samples x 470 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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MRPS78045
Producer_ID
MRPS78045
Producer ID
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Voyager
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Voyager
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Galileo
facet_what
Galileo
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facet_what:
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Galileo Orbiter
facet_what
Galileo Orbiter
facet_what
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Spectrometer
facet_what
Spectrometer
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Europa
facet_what
Europa
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Visible Light
facet_what
Visible Light
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
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Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
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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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Europa
facet_where
Europa
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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Image #:
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PIA00840
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00840
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00840
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