Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 15, 1995

The Crater Chain

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 15, 1995 is “The Crater Chain,” an image. It is credited to NASA, Voyager Team. The original explanation runs about 149 words.

From the explanation

“NASA’s robot spaceprobe Voyager 1 , took this closeup image of the surface of Jupiter’s crater scarred moon Callisto in 1979. A mysterious chain of craters is seen to extend diagonally across the image (upper left to lower right).”

— APOD editors, July 15, 1995

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: July 15, 1995
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: NASA, Voyager Team
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 149 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, July 15, 1995 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1995-july-15-the-crater-chain

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