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Atlas of the Galilean Satellites
Author(s): Paul Schenk (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: September 13, 2010
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 406 pages
- ISBN-10: 0521868351
- ISBN-13: 9780521868358
Book Description
Complete color global maps and high-resolution mosaics of Jupiter’s four large moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are compiled for the first time in this important atlas. The satellites are revealed as four visually striking and geologically diverse planetary bodies: Io’s volcanic lavas and plumes and towering mountains; Europa’s fissured ice surface; the craters, fractures and polar caps of Ganymede; and the giant impact basins, desiccated plains and icy pinnacles of Callisto. Featuring images taken from the recent Galileo mission, this atlas is a comprehensive mapping reference guide for researchers. It contains 65 global and regional maps, nearly 250 high-resolution mosaics, and images taken at resolutions from 500 meters to as high as 6 meters.
