Ganymede From Voyager 1
May 25, 2020
| Credit | NASA/JPL |
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| Historical Date | March 5, 1979 |
| PIA Number | PIA02278 |
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This picture of Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest satellite, was taken by Voyager 1 on the afternoon of March 5, 1979, from a range of 151,800 miles (243,000 kilometers).
The surface shows numerous impact craters, many of which have extensive bright ray systems. Light bands traversing the surface contain alternating bright and dark lines which probably represent deformation of the icy central material.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manages the Voyager Project for NASA’s Office of Space Science.
