Ganymede - Galileo

Global view of Ganymede's trailing hemisphere

Ganymede
This Galileo image of the trailing hemisphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede uses enhanced colors to bring out details. At 5262 km in diameter, Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system. The north and south polar areas can be distinguished by their light purple shade in this image, possibly due to small particles of frost. The light, younger grooved terrain and the older dark furrowed terrain can be easily seen, as can many bright impact craters. The resolution of this image, taken from a distance of 918,000 km, is about 18 km and north is up. (Galileo, MRPS-94229)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1998-03-29
Distance/Range (km): 918,000.
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): 0., 306. W
Orbit(s): Flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view
Instrument: Solid State Imaging CCD Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): 0.46 x 0.46
Filter: green, violet, 1 micrometer
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: MRPS-94229
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): NSD XD-12A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A


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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov

Last updated: 24 September 2015