Ganymede - Voyager 2

Lagash Sulcus and other furrows and ridges on Ganymede

Ganymede
Voyager 2 image of Lagash Sulcus in Jupiter's moon Ganymede. The sinuous system of ridges and furrows running through the center of the image stretches for over 1400 km. Note the complex grid of linear features at the lower left. This image is referred to as "Ganymede City" in Arthur C. Clarke's book "3001". The image was taken from 112,000 km on 9 July 1979. The frame is 700 km across and north is at 11:30. (Voyager 2, FDS 20637.29)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1979-07-09 T 04:53:33
Distance/Range (km): 112,230.3
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -16.58, 158.87 W
Orbit(s): Flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: furrow, ridge, sulcus
Instrument: Narrow Angle Vidicon Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bits
Instrument Field of View (deg): 0.424 x 0.424
Filter: clear (0)
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 46.04
Phase Angle (deg): 41.51
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 4.56

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: VG_0025
NASA Image ID number: FDS 20637.29
Other Image ID number: 0482J2-001
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 77-076A-01D
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 77-076A-01V
Other ID: N/A

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Last updated: 24 September 2015