PIA00121: Earth - Eastern Australia Coast


Earth - Eastern Australia Coast

Caption:

This false color image of the Eastern Coast of Australia was obtained by the Galileo spacecraft at about 3:00 p.m. PST, Dec. 8, 1990, at a range of more than 35,000 miles. The color composite was made from images taken through the methane, red and green filters.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Earth
System Earth
Target Type Earth
Mission Galileo
Instrument Host Galileo Orbiter
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument Solid-State Imaging (SSI)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Methane
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2001-02-28
Date in Caption 1990-12-08
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00121
Identifier PIA00121