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NIMS: Hotspots on Io During G2
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The Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) on the Galileo spacecraft imaged Io at high spectral resolution at a range of 439,000 km (275,000 miles) during the G2 encounter on 7 September 1996. This image shows (on the right) Io as seen in the infrared by NIMS. The image on the left shows the same view from Voyager in 1979. This NIMS image can be compared to the NIMS images from the G1 orbit (June 1996) to monitor changes on Io.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineNIMS: Hotspots on Io During G2. NASA/JPL, 1998-03-26. Public domain. ID: PIA00520.
