North is to the top and the image is centered at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 109.5 degrees west longitude.
The southern mountain on the far right of the mosaic is approximately 8 kilometers (26,000 feet) high and the mountain to the north of it is approximately 4 kilometers (13,000 feet) high. The lengths of the shadows cast by the mountains make it possible to estimate the mountains1 heights. The broad circle of bright, white material (just to the left of center) is thought to be sulfur-dioxide which is being deposited from the plume Amirani. For example, there is red material, which is often associated with areas where lava is erupting onto the surface and is thought to be a compound of sulfur, around the margin of Monan Patera (the elongated caldera just to the lower right of center). This picture of Jupiters volcanic moon Io combines hig-resolution black and white images taken by NASAs Galileo spacecraft on October 10, 1999, with lower resolution color images taken by Galileo on Jto help scientists better understand the relationships between the different surface materials and the underlying geologic structures. After its primary mission ended in December 1997, Galileo successfully completed a two-year extended mission, and it is currently embarking on another extension, called the Galileo Millennium Mission. Galileo has been orbiting Jupiter and its moons since December 1995. Pictures from the more recent, closest-every flyby of Io on February 22 are currently being transmitted to Earth and will be processed and then released in the near future.
The images show volcanic features on Io and the side of Europa that faces Jupiter. NASA has released new images of two of Jupiter's moons - Io and Europa - taken by the Galileo spacecraft during encounters late last year. Stunning new views of Io and Europa from Galileo Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | Stunning new views of Io and Europa from Galileo
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