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Coordinates of features on the Galilean satellitesControl nets of the four Galilean satellites, established photogrammetrically from pictures taken by the two Voyager spacecraft during their flybys of Jupiter in 1979, are discussed. 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 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 are found for the directions of the axes of rotation of the Galilean satellites. Mean radii are determined as 1815 + or - 5 km for Io, 1569 + or - 10 km for Europa, 2631 + or - km for Ganymede, and 2400 + or - 10 km for Callisto.
Document ID
19810003464
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Merton, E. D.
(RAND Corp. Santa Monica, CA, United States)
Katayama, F. Y.
(RAND Corp. Santa Monica, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1980
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-163724
RAND/N-1617-JPL/NASA
Report Number: NASA-CR-163724
Report Number: RAND/N-1617-JPL/NASA
Accession Number
81N11972
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3321
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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