Ganymede - Voyager 2

Close-up of Nipper Sulcus region on Jupiter's moon Ganymede

Ganymede
Close-up view of the Nipper Sulcus region of the Galilean satellite Ganymede as imaged by Voyager 2. This region exhibits complex sets of grooves which intersect at various angles and imply a very complicated tectonic history. The boundary between the dark and light terrain can be seen towards the bottom part of the frame. The frame is about 550 km across and is centered at 58 N, 200 W. The image was taken from 175,000 km and north is up. (Voyager 2, 20635.25)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1979-07-09
Distance/Range (km): 175,827
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +58.28, 200.69
Orbit(s): Flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: grooves
Instrument: Narrow Angle Vidicon Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): .424 x .424
Filter: clear (0)
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 55.25
Phase Angle (deg): 31.48
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 70.99

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: VG_0025
NASA Image ID number: FDS 20635.25
Other Image ID number: 0358J2-001
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 77-076A-01I
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 77-076-01W
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