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Io - South Pole
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Caption:
This image was acquired by Voyager 1 as it approached close passage by the south pole of Io, the innermost of the four large Galilean satellites. This image was acquired at a range of 82,500 kilometers and shows an area approximately 600 km (350 miles) on a side. The sun shines from the left about 45 above the horizon as seen from the surface. The region shown is in Io's equatorial region and contains a myriad of complex features. A variety of features are visible: mountain and plateaus bounded by scarps that vary from irregular to linear, vast smooth plains, rough bright areas that may evidence curious erosion.
Background Info:
The Voyager Project is managed and controlled by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Office of Space Science.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Io | |
| System | Jupiter | |
| Target Type | Satellite | |
| Mission | Voyager | |
| Instrument Host | Cassini Orbiter | Voyager 1 |
| Host Type | Orbiter | Flyby Spacecraft |
| Instrument | Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Mountain | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2000-03-23 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02249 | |
| Identifier | PIA02249 | |
