Galileo

Ganymede Uruk Sulcus High Resolution Mosaic Shown in Context NASA/JPL

Ganymede Galileo Regio High Resolution Mosaic Shown in Context NASA/JPL

Europa Ice Floes NASA/JPL Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Galileo Resolutions: Ganymede and the San Francisco Bay Area NASA/JPL

This global view of Europa shows the location of a four-frame mosaic of images taken by NASA Galileo spacecraft in 1996, set into low-resolution data obtained by NASA Voyager spacecraft in 1979. NASA/JPL

These two images of Jupiter atmosphere were taken by NASA Galileo spacecraft on June 26, 1996. The bright white spot in the center of each image is to the northwest of Jupiter Great Red Spot GRS. NASA/JPL/Corne More

These two images of Jupiter atmosphere were taken with the violet filter of the Solid State Imaging CCD system aboard NASA Galileo spacecraft. Mesoscale waves can be seen in the center of the upper image. The i More

The mottled face of Jupiter volcanically active moon Io as viewed by NASA Galileo spacecraft. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00282 NASA/JPL

Three full-disk color views of Jupiter volcanic moon Io as seen by NASA Galileo spacecraft are shown in enhanced color to highlight details of the surface. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00292 NASA/JPL/USGS

Scientists have spotted what appear to be thunderheads on Jupiter bright white cumulus clouds similar to those that bring thunderstorms on Earth - at the outer edges of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Images from NAS More

This image, taken by NASA Galileo spacecraft, shows a blue-colored volcanic plume consistent with the presence of sulfur dioxide gas and now condensing from the gas as the plume expands and cools. http://photo More

Liftoff of STS-34 Atlantis, carrying NASA Galileo spacecraft and its Inertial Upper Stage IUS booster on October 18, 1989 at 12:35 p.m. EDT. P-35036BC NASA/JPL/KSC

Deployment of NASA Galileo and the IUS from the cargo bay of STS-34 Atlantis at 7:15 p.m. EDT on October 18, 1989. P-35213 NASA/JPL/KSC

Global images of Earth from NASA Galileo orbiter on December 11, 1999. In each frame, the continent of Antarctica is visible at the bottom of the globe. NASA/JPL/Johns Hopkins University

This view of the Earth shows a wonderfully unique but physically impossible view of the southern hemisphere and Antarctica. While a spacecraft could find itself directly over the Earth pole, roughly half of the More

This is one of the highest resolution images ever recorded of Jupiter temperature field. It was obtained by NASA Galileo mission, with its Photopolarimeter-Radiometer PPR experiment, during the seventh of its 1 More

Data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft were used to produce this false-color composite of Jupiter's northern aurora on the night side of the planet. The height of the aurora, the thickness of the auroral arc, and More

Jupiter's aurora on the night side of the planet is seen here at five different wavelengths. Jupiter's bright crescent, which is about half illuminated, is out of view to the right. North is at the top. The ima More

This image, bottom panel, from NASA Galileo orbiter indicates the forces powering Jovian winds, and differentiates between areas of strongest upwelling and downwelling winds in the upper part of the atmosphere More

This is one of the highest resolution images ever recorded of Jupiter temperature field. It was obtained by NASA Galileo mission. This map, shown in the lower panel, indicates the forces powering Jovian winds. NASA/JPL

A sequence of full disk Io images was taken prior to Galileo's second encounter with Ganymede. The purpose of these observations was to view all longitudes of Io and search for active volcanic plumes. The image More

Dynamics of Jupiter's Great Red Spot in the NIR filter (756 nm) of the Galileo imaging system. Each of the three frames is a mosaic of six images that have been map-projected to a uniform grid of latitude and l More

Large impact on Callisto Southern Hemisphere NASA/JPL

These views of Callisto southern hemisphere were taken by NASA Galileo spacecraft on May 6, 1997. The upper left view contains Buri, a crater with a diameter of about 60 km. NASA/JPL

Callisto southern hemisphere was imaged by both the Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer NIMS and the Solid State Imaging SSI instrument during NASA Galileo eighth orbit of Jupiter. This is a mosaic combining bot More

Color Mosaic and Active Volcanic Plumes on Io NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Io in front of Jupiter NASA/JPL/Ames Research Center

Changing volcanoes on Io NASA/JPL/Ames Research Center Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ice-frosted crater tops on Ganymede NASA/JPL

Ganymede Nippur Sulcus NASA/JPL Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Topographic detail is seen in a stereoscopic view of this part of Jupiter moon Ganymede. This image is a computer reconstruction from two images taken by NASA Galileo spacecraft in 1996. NASA/JPL

This image, taken on September 7, 1996 by NASA Galileo orbiter, shows two views of the trailing hemisphere of Jupiter ice-covered satellite, Europa. The left image shows the approximate natural color appearance More

Topographic detail is seen in this stereoscopic view of the Galileo Regio region of Jupiter moon Ganymede. The picture is a computer reconstruction from two images taken by NASA Galileo during 1996. NASA/JPL

Color Global Mosaic of Io NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This "family portrait," a composite of the Jovian system, includes the edge of Jupiter with its Great Red Spot, and Jupiter's four largest moons, known as the Galilean satellites. From top to bottom, the moons More

This composite includes the four largest moons of Jupiter which are known as the Galilean satellites. From left to right, the moons shown are Ganymede, Callisto, Io, and Europa. The Galilean satellites were fir More

View of Callisto from Voyager and Galileo NASA/JPL/DLR

Ganymede Groove Lanes NASA/JPL/Brown University

A Polar Crater on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University

Bright and Dark Slopes on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University

Palimpsest secondary craters on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University Public domain photograph of micro organism, microscopy, biology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Secondary Craters on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University Public domain photograph of micro organism, microscopy, biology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fractures in Transitional Terrain on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University

Voyager-to-Galileo Changes, Io Anti-Jove Hemisphere NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Global View of Io Natural and False/Enhanced Color NASA/JPL/DLR

Changes around Marduk Between Voyager, and Galileo First Two Orbits NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Active Volcanic Eruptions on Io NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Galileo First Image of Amalthea NASA/JPL/Ames Research Center Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grooved Terrain in Nippur Sulcus on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University

Geological Mysteries on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University

Nergal Crater on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University Public domain photograph of micro organism, microscopy, biology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fractured Craters on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University

Khensu Crater on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University

Complex Tectonism on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University Public domain photograph of micro organism, microscopy, biology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Turbulent Region Near Jupiter Great Red Spot NASA/JPL-Caltech

Io Degassing from sub- and anti-Jupiter Regions NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Landslides on Callisto NASA/JPL/ASU

Jovian Lightning and Moonlit Clouds NASA/JPL-Caltech Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Night Side Jovian Aurora NASA/JPL-Caltech

A Compositional Map of the Tyre Region of Europa NASA/JPL-Caltech

Regional Mosaic of Chaos and Gray Band on Europa NASA/JPL

High Resolution Mosaic of Ridges, Plains, and Mountains on Europa NASA/JPL

NASA's Voyager images are used to create a global view of Ganymede. The cut-out reveals the interior structure of this icy moon. This structure consists of four layers based on measurements of Ganymede's gravit More

A portion of a chain of impact craters on Jupiter's moon Callisto is seen in this image taken by the Galileo spacecraft on November 4, 1996. This crater chain on Callisto is believed to result from the impact o More

A portion of the central zone of the large impact structure Valhalla on Jupiter's moon Callisto was imaged by the Galileo spacecraft on November 4, 1996. The area shown here is centered at 16 degrees north, 55 More

This four-frame mosaic shows the ancient impact structure Asgard on Jupiter's moon Callisto. This image is centered at 30 degrees north, 142 degrees west. The Asgard structure is approximately 1700 km across (1 More

These two views of Jupiter obtained by NASA Galileo spacecraft show evidence of strikingly different stratospheric hazes between the polar regions and low or mid latitudes. The Great Red Spot shows in one mosai More

Geologic Landforms on Io NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Volcanically Active Regions on Io NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This view of Jupiter's moon Europa shows a portion of the surface that has been highly disrupted by fractures and ridges. This picture covers an area about 238 kilometers (150 miles) wide by 225 kilometers (140 More

Callisto Crater Chain at High Resolution Shown in Context NASA/JPL

Geologic Landforms on Io Area 1 NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Geologic Landforms on Io Area 2 NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Geologic Landforms on Io Area 3 NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Geologic Landforms on Io Area 4 NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Geologic Landforms on Io Area 5 NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

This image, taken by NASA Galileo spacecraft, shows the darkside of Jupiter, the part not illuminated by sunlight. The curved line crossing from the lower left to the upper right is the auroral arc on the horiz More

Callisto Crater Chain Mosaic NASA/JPL/ASU

Callisto Scarp Mosaic NASA/JPL/ASU

This false color mosaic shows a belt-zone boundary near Jupiter equator. The images that make up the four quadrants of this mosaic were taken within a few minutes of each other. These images were taken on Nov. More

Asgard Scarp Mosaic NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

False color view of a portion of the leading hemisphere of Jupiter's moon Callisto as seen through the infrared filters of the Solid State Imaging (CCD) system aboard NASA's Galileo spacecraft. North is to the More

Winds Near Jupiter Belt-Zone Boundary NASA/JPL-Caltech

Using Methane Absorption to Probe Jupiter Atmosphere NASA/JPL-Caltech

Jupiter Belt-Zone Boundary in Near-Infrared and Violet Light NASA/JPL-Caltech

Changes in Jupiter Great Red Spot After Four Months NASA/JPL-Caltech

False Color Mosaic of Jupiter Belt-Zone Boundary NASA/JPL-Caltech

Pseudo-true color mosaic of a belt-zone boundary near Jupiter equator. The images that make up the four quadrants of this mosaic were taken within a few minutes of each other by NASA Galileo orbiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech

Mosaic of Io NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

High Resolution Global View of Io NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

This image of Jupiter moon Io and its surrounding sky is shown in false color. This image was taken on Nov. 9, 1996 through the green-yellow filter of the solid state imaging CCD system aboard NASA Galileo spac More

This image from NASA Galileo spacecraft is of Prometheus sunlit plume and Io illuminated crescent. NASA/JPL

This picture contains two images of Jupiter moon Io and its surrounding sky. This image was taken by NASA Galileo spacecraft in 1996. NASA/JPL

Jupiter Northern Auroral Oval NASA/JPL

This image from NASA Galileo spacecraft is of Jupiter moon Io and its surrounding sky is shown in false color. NASA/JPL

This image of Jupiter moon Io and its surrounding sky is shown in false color. It was taken at 5 hours 30 minutes Universal Time on Nov. 9, 1996 by the solid state imaging CCD system aboard NASA Galileo spacecr More

Topography on Europa....the Shadow Knows NASA/JPL

Jovian Lightning NASA/JPL Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This observation of a small section of the Asgard terrain reveals compositional variations over the surface of Callisto was captured by NASA Galileo spacecraft in 1996. NASA/JPL

Terrain on Europa under Changing Lighting Conditions NASA/JPL/ASU