Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
NIMS Observation of Hotspots on Io
Original Caption Released with Image:
Io has been imaged by the Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) on Galileo. The image on the right shows for the first time the distribution of volcanic hotspots on the surface of Io, as seen by NIMS. Three of these hotspots are new discoveries, only detectable with the NIMS instrument. This image was taken during the G1 encounter on June 29 1996. The image on the left shows the same view of Io as seen by the Voyager spacecraft in 1979. At least one dozen hotspots have been identified from this NIMS image. Most of the hotspot locations can be matched with volcanic features on the surface of Io, including the vent area of the active Prometheus plume.

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:
Io
Is a satellite of:
Jupiter
Instrument:
Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
Product Size:
1525 samples x 1100 lines
Primary Data Set:
Galileo EDRs
Producer ID:
MRPS76947
facet_what:
Jupiter
facet_what:
Voyager
facet_what:
Galileo
facet_what:
Galileo Orbiter
facet_what:
Spectrometer
facet_what:
Io
facet_what:
Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Jupiter
facet_where:
Washington
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
1979
facet_when:
June 29 1996
facet_when_year:
1979
facet_when_year:
1996
Image #:
PIA00835
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00835
orignial url:

NIMS Observation of Hotspots on Io