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Image taken on 6/26/96.Galileo infrared observations are used to examine Ganymede's surface composition.The central false-colorimage shows the distribution of water ice on Ganymede's surface (brighter areas have more ice). This image shows that water ice is relatively depleted in the regions that appear visually dark in the corresponding Voyager mosaic on the left..The texture differences implied by this false color map in three wavelengths may suggest that water migrates from the equator to the poles. P-47903
D = 219,796-248,645 km
Res = 110-124 km
Centered at 7° S 180° W
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