USGS:Global Geologic Map of Ganymede

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USGS:Global Geologic Map of Ganymede

Post by MargaritaMc » Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:03 pm

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3237
Global Geologic Map of Ganymede
... Images of Ganymede suitable for geologic mapping were collected during the flybys of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (1979), as well as during the Galileo Mission in orbit around Jupiter (1995–2003). This map represents a synthesis of our understanding of Ganymede geology after the conclusion of the Galileo Mission.

Read more at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3237/
The 21.45MB map is available for free download from the USGS address above.
Click to play embedded YouTube video.
USGS YouTube Channel: Animation of a rotating globe of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, with a geologic map superimposed over a global color mosaic. The 37-second animation begins as a global color mosaic image of the moon then quickly fades in the geologic map.
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