Callisto Scarp

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Close-up view of part of the Valhalla region on Jupiter's moon Callisto. North is to the top of the picture and the sun illuminates the surface from the left. The picture covers an area 20 kilometers (12 miles) across. The smallest details that can be discerned in this picture are knobs and small impact craters about 155 meters (170 yards) across. A prominent fault scarp is seen in the upper right corner of this picture. Numerous impact craters ranging in size from 155 meters (170 yards) to 2.5 km (1.5 mile) are visible. Low areas are apparently covered or filled with dark, smooth material of unknown origin. This picture was taken at Universal Time 13 hours, 38 minutes, 44 seconds on November 4, 1996 by the Solid State Imaging system aboard NASA's Galileo spacecraft.

Launched in October 1989, Galileo entered orbit around Jupiter on December 7, 1995. The spacecraft's mission is to conduct detailed studies of the giant planet, its largest moons and the Jovian magnetic environment. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA manages the mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC.

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