Highest resolution view ever obtained of Ganymede's dark terrain

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Highest resolution view ever obtained of Ganymede's dark terrain

This mosaic, composed of Galileo SSI images taken during its May 20, 2000 flyby of Ganymede, shows the highest resolution view ever obtained of Ganymede's dark terrain, which makes up about one third of Ganymede's surface. North is to the top of the images and the Sun illuminates the surface from the west. The resolution is 28 meters (92 feet) per pixel.

NASA / JPL / OWW

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Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder. Original image data dated on or about May 20, 2000