Cutaway views of the possible internal structure of the Galilean satellites: Io (upper left) with no icy crust is virtually all rock and iron/iron sulfide core; Europa (upper right) has a relatively thin ice (and maybe liquid) shell over its differentiated core; Ganymede (lower left) has a much thicker icy shell; Callisto (lower right) seems to be quite undifferentiated internally. Return to Issue 45 Table of Contents Return to article |