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New Results on Io's Color and CompositionGalileo's recent high-resolution imaging provides new insights into the nature of Io's colorful surface, shedding light on the composition and origin of pyroclastic deposits and suggesting that Io's mysterious green spots are due to coating or alteration of silicate lavas.
Document ID
20000080630
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Geissler, P.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ United States)
McEwen, A. S.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ United States)
Phillips, C.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ United States)
Keszthelyi, L.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ United States)
Turtle, E.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ United States)
Milazzo, M.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ United States)
Lopes-Gautier, R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Simonelli, D.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY United States)
Williams, D.
(Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2000
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXI
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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