8A50.55 - Jupiter's Moons/Galilean Satellites

Io globe
Io
Io
Io - Volcano and Lava Flow
Io - Volcano and Lava Flow
Io - Voyager and Galileo images
Io - Voyager and Galileo images
Europa globe
Europa
Europa
Europa - Impact Crater Pwyll
Europa - Impact Crater Pwyll
Europa - Grooves and Ridges
Europa - Grooves and Ridges
Europa - Ice rafts
Europa - Ice Rafts
Ganymede
Ganymede
Ganymede - A View Across the Surface
Ganymede - A View Across the Surface
Callisto
Callisto
Callisto
Callisto
Code Number:
8A50.55
Demo Title:
Jupiter's Moons/Galilean Satellites
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Solar System Astronomy
Area of Study:
Solar System
Equipment:
Video and web images from the Voyager and Galileo spacecraft missions.
Procedure:

 Pictures in order are:

  • Astronomy magazine Io globe which was produced using images from the Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and Galilea spacecraft. 
  • Io
  • Io - Volcano and Lava Flow
  • Io - Voyager and Galileo images
  • Astronomy magazine Europa globe which was produced using images from the Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and Galileo spacecraft.  
  • Europa
  • Europa - Impact Crater Pwyll
  • Europa - Grooves and Ridges
  • Europa - Ice Rafts
  • Ganymede
  • Tethys
  • Ganymede - A View Across the Surface
  • Callisto
  • Callisto - Valhalla = Multi-Ringed Impact Basin
  • Callisto - Scarp
References:
  • Gordon Aubrecht, "Correction to “Galilean Moons, Kepler's Third Law, and the Mass of Jupiter,” Phys. Teach. 51, 428 (Oct. 2013).", TPT, Vol. 51 #9, Dec. 2013, p. 517.
  • Alan Bates, "Galilean Moons, Kepler's Third Law, and the Mass of Jupiter", TPT, Vol. 51, #7, Oct. 2013, p. 428.
  • F. Roger Hickey, "Galileo Revisited", TPT, Vol. 30, #2, Feb. 1992, p. 103.
  • Carl C. Fields, "Swimming in Europa's Ocean", TPT, Vol. 25, #8, Nov. 1987, p. 508.
  • Jack K. Horner, "Some Ionian Volcanology", TPT, Vol. 19, #6, Sept. 1981, p. 402.
  • Gary D. Parker, "Galileo and Optical Illusion", AJP, Vol. 54, #3, Mar. 1986, p. 248.
  • Alex Lopatka, "Io Was Always Extremely Volcanic, Evidence Indicates", Physics Today, Vol. 77, #6, June 2024, p. 19.
  • Johanna Miller, "Europa May Host a System of Tectonic Plates", Physics Today, Vol. 67, #11, Nov. 2014, p. 14.
  • Johanna Miller, "Analysis Quantifies Effects of Tides in Jupiter and Io", Physics Today, Vol. 62, #8, Aug. 2009, p. 11.
  • Torrence V. Johnson, "Special Issue: A Look at the Galilean Satellites After the Galileo Mission", Physics Today, Vol. 57, #4, Apr. 2004, p. 77.
  • Laurence Viennot and Jean Luc Leroy-Bury, "Doppler and Römer: What do They Have in Common?", Physics Education, Vol. 39, #3, May 2004, p. 273.
  • Steven W. Squyres, "Ganymede and Callisto: One of Jupiter's Icy Moons Shows Evidence of a Period of Intense Geologic Activity, Whereas the Other Appears to Have Remained Dormant", Amercan Scientist, Vol. 71, #1, Jan/Feb. 1983, p. 56.
  • Corey S. Powell, "Europa Or Bust: Searching For Life In Jupiter's Orbit", Popular Science, Vol. 287, #3, Sept. 2015, p. 54.
  • Jennifer Lehman, "Every Single Moon Ranked", Popular Mechanics, May/June 2024, p. 24.
  • Isaac Asimov, "The Moons Twin", Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, p. 119 - 128.
  • "Highest Volcanic Eruption", Guinness Book of World Records, 2003, p. 70.

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