Jupiter - Voyager 2

Io and southern Jupiter

Jupiter
Io is seen in this image near the center of the frame in front of the southern hemisphere of Jupiter. The image was taken on 25 June 1979 from a distance of 12 million km. Io's yellowish color is due to sulfur compounds. Features as small as 200 km can be resolved in this image. Io is 3640 km in diameter, roughly the size of Earth's Moon, and north is at 11:30. (Voyager 2, P-21719)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1979-06-25
Distance/Range (km): 12,000,000
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A
Orbit(s): Flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: Io, clouds, global view
Instrument: Narrow Angle Vidicon Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): .424 x .424
Filter: N/A
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: P-21719
Other Image ID number: PICNO 0038J2-014
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): NSD XD-12A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

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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