This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
| This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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A Trip Into Space  Jupiter Satellites Jupiter's Satellite Io |
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| See also: Jovian Satellite Fact Sheet, Jupiter's Satellite Io - Volcanic Caldera, Jupiter's Satellite Io - Close Up |   |
This view of Io was taken on March 4 at 7:00 PM from a range of 862,200 kilometers (500,000 miles) by Voyager 1. It shows subspacecraft longitude of approximately 146 degrees. Circular features are seen that may be meteorite impact craters or features of internal origin. Irregular depressions are seen that indicate surface modification has taken place. The bright irregular patches appear to be younger deposits masking the surface detail. JPL manages and controls the Voyager project for NASA's Office of Space Science.
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27