[Jupiter's moon Io]
Photograph
[Jupiter's moon Io]
March 4, 1979
Chromogenic development print
Overall: 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.6 × 40.5 cm)
Gift of NASA and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Inscriptions verso (applied label, typed): PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE/JET PROPULSION LABORATORY/CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION/PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. TELEPHONE: (213) 354-5011/PHOTO CAPTION Voyager 1-81/ P-21209 C/ March 5, 1979/ This view of Io was taken on March 4 at 7:00 PM from a range of/ 862,200 kilometers (500,000 miles) by Voyager 1. It shows sub-/spacecraft longitude of approximately 146 degrees. Circular features/ are seen that may be meteorite impact craters or features of/ internal origin. Irregular depressions are seen that indicate/ surface modification has taken place. The bright irregular patches/ appear to be younger deposits masking the surface detail. JPL/ manages and controls the Voyager project for NASA's Office of/ Space Science.
