The Galilean satellites and Jupiter - Voyager 2 imaging science results

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Nov 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979sci...206..927s&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 206, Nov. 23, 1979, p. 927-950.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Galilean Satellites, Jupiter (Planet), Spaceborne Astronomy, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Albedo, Atmospheric Circulation, Callisto, Cloud Cover, Europa, Ganymede, Io, Jupiter Atmosphere, Meteoritic Damage, Voyager 1 Spacecraft

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Continuous global observations of Jupiter were made by Voyager 2 for a period of 63 days. Voyager 2 provided images that both complement and supplement the Voyager 1 images. The combined Voyager 1 and 2 observations of Jupiter provide an almost continuous record, over a 6-month period, of the behavior of the Jovian atmosphere at a resolution far better than can be obtained from earth-based studies. The present report briefly describes the changes in the cloud morphologies and local atmospheric motions. On Io, changes are observed in eruptive activity, plume structure, and surface albedo patterns. Europa's surface retains little or no record of intense meteorite bombardment, but reveals a system of overlapping bright and dark linear features. Ganymede exhibits at least one unit of heavily cratered terrain on a surface that otherwise suggests widespread tectonism. Except for two large ringed basins, Callisto's entire surface is heavily cratered.

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