PIA00845: NIMS: hotspots on Io during G2 (continued)

Target Name: Io Is a satellite of: Jupiter Mission: Galileo Spacecraft: Galileo Orbiter Instrument: Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer Product Size: 1600 samples x 1300 lines Produced By: JPL Producer ID: MRPS78838 Addition Date: 1998-03-26 Primary Data Set: Galileo EDRs Full-Res TIFF: PIA00845.tif (632.6 kB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA00845.jpg (108.9 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image: This is another Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) image of Io, taken during the G2 encounter in September 1996. This is a dayside image of Io (on the right) against the clouds of Jupiter (the blue background). On the left is a Voyager mosaic of Io with the same viewing geometry for comparison purposes. This NIMS data set has been processed to highlight the positions of hot spots on the surface of Io. At least 11 can be seen. Two of the hotspots are newly discovered by the NIMS instrument. Others correspond to sites of plume eruptions and volcanic calderas and volcanic flows. This image can be compared with the SSI image P-47971 released on October 23, 1996, which was taken almost exactly the same position. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA manages the mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA manages the mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC. This image and other images and data received from Galileo are posted on the World Wide Web, on the Galileo mission home page at URL http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov. Image Credit: NASA/JPL