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Galileo NIMS Observations of Io

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Ashley Gerard Davies  and
Sylvain Douté
Ashley Gerard Davies
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory-California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
Sylvain Douté
Affiliation:
IGPP, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Abstract

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The Near Infrared Mapping Spectometer (NIMS) on the Galileo spacecraft has been observing the volcanic Jovian satellite Io at regular intervals since June 1996. These infrared observations have allowed detailed mapping of the distribution and grain size of sulfur dioxide on Io’s surface, identification of volcanic centers, mapping of the distribution of hot spots, and investigations into the style and evolution of individual volcanic eruptions.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 12: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIVth General Assembly of the IAU, 2000 , 2002 , pp. 614 - 617
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2002

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