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Jovian Ring System Mosaic
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Caption:
NASA's Galileo spacecraft acquired this mosaic of Jupiter's ring system (top) when the spacecraft was in Jupiter's shadow looking back toward the Sun. Jupiter's ring system (inset diagram) is composed of three parts: an outermost gossamer ring, a flat main ring, and an innermost donut-shaped halo. These rings are made up of dust-sized particles that are blasted off of the nearby inner satellites by small impacts. This image was taken on November 9, 1996 at a distance of 2.3 million kilometers (1.4 million miles).
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Jupiter Rings | Gossamer Ring, Main Ring |
| System | Jupiter | |
| Target Type | Ring | |
| Mission | Galileo | |
| Instrument Host | Galileo Orbiter | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Solid-State Imaging (SSI) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Dust, Impact, Shadow | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2000-09-25 | |
| Date in Caption | 1996-11-09 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/University of Arizona | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03001 | |
| Identifier | PIA03001 | |
