A New Year for Jupiter and Io
Caption:
The Galilean satellite Io floats above the cloudtops of Jupiter in this image captured on the dawn of the new millennium, January 1, 2001 10:00 UTC (spacecraft time), two days after Cassini's closest approach. The image is deceiving: there are 350,000 kilometers -- roughly 2.5 Jupiters -- between Io and Jupiter's clouds. Io is the size of our Moon, and Jupiter is very big.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Jupiter |
Io |
System |
Jupiter |
|
Target Type |
Planet |
Exoplanet, Satellite |
Mission |
Cassini-Huygens |
|
Instrument Host |
Cassini Orbiter |
|
Host Type |
Orbiter |
|
Instrument |
Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) |
|
Detector |
|
|
Extra Keywords |
Color, Moon |
Acquisition Date |
|
Release Date |
2001-01-23 |
Date in Caption |
2001-01-01 |
|
Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02879 |
Identifier |
PIA02879 |