Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Europa: Ice Line

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 18, 2000 is “Europa: Ice Line,” an image. It is credited to Credit: PIRL (Univ. of Arizona), Planetary Geosciences Group (Brown Univ.), Galileo Project , NASA. The original explanation runs about 130 words.

Europa: Ice Line
Credit: PIRL (Univ. of Arizona), Planetary Geosciences Group (Brown Univ.), Galileo Project , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“This bright white swath cutting across the surface of icy Jovian moon Europa is known as Agenor Linea . In all about 1000 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide, only a section is pictured here as part of a combined color and black and white image based on data from the Galileo spacecraft.”

— APOD editors, April 18, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 18, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: PIRL (Univ. of Arizona), Planetary Geosciences Group (Brown Univ.), Galileo Project , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 130 words

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Source

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