The Galilean satellites and Jupiter: Voyager 2 imaging science results

B.A. Smith; L.A. Soderblom; R. Beebe; J. Boyce; G. Briggs; M. Carr; S.A. Collins; A.F. Cook II; G. E. Danielson; M. E. Davies; G.E. Hunt; A. Ingersoll; T. V. Johnson; H. Masursky; J. McCauley; D. Morrison; Tobias Owen; C. Sagan; E.M. Shoemaker; R. Strom; V.E. Suomi; J. Veverka

doi:10.1126/science.206.4421.927

The Galilean satellites and Jupiter: Voyager 2 imaging science results

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By: B.A. Smith, L.A. Soderblom, R. Beebe, J. Boyce, G. Briggs, M. Carr, S.A. Collins, A.F. Cook II, G. E. Danielson, M. E. Davies, G.E. Hunt, A. Ingersoll, T. V. Johnson, H. Masursky, J. McCauley, D. Morrison, Tobias Owen, C. Sagan, E.M. Shoemaker, R. Strom, V.E. Suomi, and J. Veverka

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Voyager 2, during its encounter with the Jupiter system, provided images that both complement and supplement in important ways the Voyager 1 images. While many changes have been observed in Jupiter's visual appearance, few, yet significant, changes have been detected in the principal atmospheric currents. Jupiter's ring system is strongly forward scattering at visual wavelengths and consists of a narrow annulus of highest particle density, within which is a broader region in which the density is lower. On Io, changes are observed in eruptive activity, plume structure, and surface albedo patterns. Europa's surface retains little or no record of intense meteorite bombardment, but does reveal a complex and, as yet, little-understood system of overlapping bright and dark linear features. Ganymede is found to have at least one unit of heavily cratered terrain on a surface that otherwise suggests widespread tectonism. Except for two large ringed basins, Callisto's entire surface is heavily cratered.

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Smith, B., Soderblom, L., Beebe, R., Boyce, J., Briggs, G., Carr, M., Collins, S., Cook, A., Danielson, G., Davies, M.E., Hunt, G., Ingersoll, A., Johnson, T.V., Masursky, H., McCauley, J., Morrison, D., Owen, T., Sagan, C., Shoemaker, E., Strom, R., Suomi, V., and Veverka, J., 1979, The Galilean satellites and Jupiter: Voyager 2 imaging science results: Science, v. 206, no. 4421, p. 927-950, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.206.4421.927.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	The Galilean satellites and Jupiter: Voyager 2 imaging science results
Series title	Science
DOI	10.1126/science.206.4421.927
Volume	206
Issue	4421
Year Published	1979
Language	English
Publisher	American Association for the Advancement of Science
Description	24 p.
First page	927
Last page	950
Other Geospatial	Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Io, Jupiter