Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 23, 1996

The Hills of Ganymede

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 23, 1996 is “The Hills of Ganymede,” an image. It is credited to The Hills of Ganymede Credit: The Galileo Project, NASA. The original explanation runs about 94 words.

From the explanation

“Explanation : This computer generated 3D close-up view of Jupiter’s large moon Ganymede was created using image data from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Simulating stereo vision by combining two recent images recorded from different angles, 3 dimensional information was reconstructed for a section of Ganymede’s surface.”

— APOD editors, December 23, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: December 23, 1996
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: The Hills of Ganymede Credit: The Galileo Project, NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 94 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 23, 1996 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1996-december-23-the-hills-of-ganymede

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