Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Jupiter's Inner Moons

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 27, 1997 is “Jupiter's Inner Moons,” an image. It is credited to Credit: The Galileo Project, NASA. The original explanation runs about 127 words.

Jupiter's Inner Moons
Credit: The Galileo Project, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The potato-shaped inner moons of Jupiter are lined-up in this mosaic “family portrait” of these tiny Jovian satellites. The individual images were recorded over the last year by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft and are scaled to the moons’ relative sizes.”

— APOD editors, November 27, 1997

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 27, 1997
Type
Image
Credit
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 127 words

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