voy2_v_bw_o_TPMBK (unnumbered, 79-H-396 eq, 79-HC-286 eq, near/poss. PIA01503 eq)
“This image of Europa, smallest of Jupiter's four Galilean satellites, was acquired by Voyager 2 on July 9, 1979, from a range of 241,000 kilometers (150,600 miles). Europa, the brightest of the Galilean satellites, has a density slightly less than Io, suggesting it has a substantial quantity of water. Scientists previously speculated that the water must have cooled from the interior and formed a mantle of ice perhaps 100 kilometers (62 miles) thick. The complex patterns on its surface suggest that the icy surface was fractured, and that the cracks filled with dark material from below. Very few impact craters are visible on the surface, suggesting that active processes on the surface are still modifying Europa. The tectonic pattern seen on its surface differs drastically from the fault systems seen on Ganymede where pieces of the crust have moved relative to each other. On Europa, the crust evidently fractures but the pieces remain in roughly their original position.”
Above per the following, with what ‘may’ be a/the black & white version of this photograph, with greatly enhanced contrast:
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01503
Credit: JPL Photojournal website
The other color versions I’ve come across, although very similar & also acquired July 9, 1979, are of a different region of Europa.
Additionally, thanks to Galileo (the spacecraft), and since Thera & Thrace Maculae feature prominently in this photo:
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00875
Also credit: JPL Photojournal website
Hmm…Europa Clipper…might wanna reconsider that NASA/ESA. We destroy everything we touch. Might be wise to heed the following:
ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS - EXCEPT EUROPA.
ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.
voy2_v_bw_o_TPMBK (unnumbered, 79-H-396 eq, 79-HC-286 eq, near/poss. PIA01503 eq)
“This image of Europa, smallest of Jupiter's four Galilean satellites, was acquired by Voyager 2 on July 9, 1979, from a range of 241,000 kilometers (150,600 miles). Europa, the brightest of the Galilean satellites, has a density slightly less than Io, suggesting it has a substantial quantity of water. Scientists previously speculated that the water must have cooled from the interior and formed a mantle of ice perhaps 100 kilometers (62 miles) thick. The complex patterns on its surface suggest that the icy surface was fractured, and that the cracks filled with dark material from below. Very few impact craters are visible on the surface, suggesting that active processes on the surface are still modifying Europa. The tectonic pattern seen on its surface differs drastically from the fault systems seen on Ganymede where pieces of the crust have moved relative to each other. On Europa, the crust evidently fractures but the pieces remain in roughly their original position.”
Above per the following, with what ‘may’ be a/the black & white version of this photograph, with greatly enhanced contrast:
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01503
Credit: JPL Photojournal website
The other color versions I’ve come across, although very similar & also acquired July 9, 1979, are of a different region of Europa.
Additionally, thanks to Galileo (the spacecraft), and since Thera & Thrace Maculae feature prominently in this photo:
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00875
Also credit: JPL Photojournal website
Hmm…Europa Clipper…might wanna reconsider that NASA/ESA. We destroy everything we touch. Might be wise to heed the following:
ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS - EXCEPT EUROPA.
ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.