Changes on the Surface of Io

Esahubble_opo9537c_1024

esahubble_opo9537c October 10th, 1995

Credit: J. Spencer (Lowell Observatory), and NASA/ESA

This Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io shows the surprising emergence of a 200-mile diameter large yellowish-white feature near the center of the moon's disk.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9537c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Io
Subject - General
Planet > Satellite
Planet > Satellite > Feature > Surface

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared -
Hubble (WFPC2) Ultraviolet -
Esahubble_opo9537c_1280
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ID
opo9537c
Subject Category
E.1.4   E.1.4.1.1  
Subject Name
Io
Credits
J. Spencer (Lowell Observatory), and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1995-10-10T05:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9537c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Infrared, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9537c
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:44:28+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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