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Image taken on 9/7/96.Io, the most volcanic body in the solar system,seen in front of Jupiter's cloudy atmosphere. Jupiter's atmosphere is not really blue; this is the result of enhancing the image to make features more obvious. This is Galileo's best and highest resolution global view of Io as of 12/96. P-47971
D =487,000 km (Io) 908,000 km (Jupiter)
Res. = 5 km
Center = .7°N 175° W
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