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Hubble Observes Volcanic Io – Ultraviolet Light

About the Data

Data Description
Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10871: Principal Investigator: Spencer
Instrument
InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
HST>WFPC2
Exposure Dates
Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
February 14, 2007
Filters
FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
255nm, 410nm, 569nm, and 791nm

Object Name
Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
Io
Object Description
Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
Jovian moon
Release Date
March 1, 2007
Science Release
Hubble Monitors Jupiter in Support of the New Horizons Flyby
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Credit
NASA, ESA, and J. Spencer (SwRI)

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