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Callisto

[Image of Callisto]

Mean Radius:
2404 km

Mass:
1.08x1023 kg

Orbital Period:
16.689 Earth days

Rotation Period:
16.689 Earth days

Orbit:
1,883,000 km from Jupiter


Callisto one of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter. The other Galilean moons are Ganymede, Io, and Europa.


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Astrogeology Research Program

Maps and Globes Gallery: View and download digital maps and globes of Venus, the Moon, Mars, and Jovian satellites
Browse the Solar System: Interactive version of our popular poster Mapping the Solar System
Browse the Geologic Solar System: Interactive version of our popular poster Geology of the Solar System
Planetary Maps: Download our planetary maps and other publications from USGS Geopubs - Jovian System
Planetary Maps: Searchable comprehensive listing of published planetary maps, with links to digital versions when available.
Geologic Mapping: Download digital geologic maps, learn about our geologic mapping efforts, and access geologic mapping resources from the Planetary Geologic Mapping Program
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Information about and access to the official International Astromical Union approved names for planetary features
Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites - IAU Working Group: IAU CCRE Working Group, information, publications, and references, including tables of the accepted values for the size, shape, and rotations of the planets and satellites
Map-a-Planet: Interactive global image map browser
NASA Planetary Photojournal: Images from various Solar System exploration programs
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - GIS data, maps, tools, and discussion board on the PIGWAD Planetary Geographic Information Systems web site
Jovian Satellites: Voyager and Galileo global image mosaics
Workshop on Remote Sensing of Planetary Ices: Earth and other Solid Bodies - information and abstracts from the 1997 workshop held at the USGS Flagstaff Field Center

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