Amalthea in color

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Galileo took this three-color image of Jupiter's little moon Amalthea on November 5, 1996, during its third orbit of Jupiter. Galileo was 876,000 kilometers away, viewing Amalthea at a phase angle of 31°.

NASA / JPL / Ted Stryk

Copyright holder: Ted Stryk

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