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Coordinates of features on the Galilean satellitesControl nets of the four Galilean satellites have been established photogrammetrically from pictures taken by the two Voyager spacecraft during their flybys of Jupiter in 1979. Coordinates of 504 points on Io, 112 points on Europa, 1547 points on Ganymede, and 439 points on Callisto are listed. Selected points are identified on U.S. Geological Survey maps of the satellites. Measurements of these points were made on 234 pictures of Io, 115 pictures of Europa, 282 pictures of Ganymede, and 200 pictures of Callisto. The systems of longitude were defined by craters on Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Preliminary solutions have been found for the directions of the axes of rotation of the Galilean satellites. New mean radii have been determined as 1815 + or - 5 km for Io, 1569 + or - 10 km for Europa, 2631 + or - 10 km for Ganymede, and 2400 + or - 10 km for Callisto.
Document ID
19820028831
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Davies, M. E.
(RAND Corp. Santa Monica, CA, United States)
Katayama, F. Y.
(Rand Corp. Santa Monica, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
September 30, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 86
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
82A12366
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-953613
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3321
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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