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Rotating Globe of Ganymede Geology
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Caption:
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Animation of a rotating globe of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, with a geologic map superimposed over a global color mosaic. The 37-second animation begins as a global color mosaic image of the moon then quickly fades in the geologic map.
The views incorporate the best available imagery from NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and NASA's Galileo spacecraft.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Ganymede | |
| System | Jupiter | |
| Target Type | Satellite | |
| Mission | Galileo | Voyager |
| Instrument Host | Galileo Orbiter | Voyager 1, Voyager 2 |
| Host Type | Orbiter | Flyby Spacecraft |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Map, Movie, Rotation | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2014-02-12 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | USGS Astrogeology Science Center/Wheaton/ASU/NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17902 | |
| Identifier | PIA17902 | |
