Io Geologic Map of the Maasaw Patera Area
Io, the innermost Galilean satellite of Jupiter, is about the same size as Earth’s Moon, but its surface properties and geologic processes are significantly different. Impact craters and basins, which dominate the lunar surface, are absent on Io. Instead, volcanic landforms abound (Carr and others, 1979; Smith and others, 1979) and some volcanoes are active (Morabito and others, 1979; Strom and Schneider, 1982). Unlike the gray Moon, Io is brightly colored, chiefly in shared of orange, yellow, and gray with a greenish tinge (young, 1984) Spectra suggest the ubiquitous presence of sulfur and sulfur compounds at the surface (Soderblom and others, 1980).
References:
Carr, M.H., Masursky, Harold, Strom, R.G., and Terrile, R.J., 1979, Volcanic features of Io: Nature, v.280, no. 5725, p.729-733
Morabito, L.A., Synnott, S.P., Kupferman, P.N., and Collins, S.A., 1979, Discover of currently active extraterrestrial volcanism: Science, v.204, no, 4396, p.972
Smith, B.A., Soderblom, L.A., Johnson, T.V., Ingersoll, A.P., Collins, S.A., Shoemaker, E.M., Hunt, G.E., Masursky, Harold, Carr, M.H., Davies, M.E., Cook, A.F., II, Boyce, J.M., Danielson, G.E., Owen, Tobias, Sagan, Carl, Beebe, R.F., Veverka, Joseph, Strom, R.G., McCauly, J.F., Morrison, David, Briggs, G.A., and Suomie, V.E., 1979, The Jupiter system through the eyes of Voyager 1: Science, v.204, no.4396, p951-972
- Mimetype
- application/pdf
- Filename
- Io-Geologic-Map-of-the-Maasaw-Patera-Area.pdf
- Publisher
- USGS Astrogeology Science Center
- Publication Date
- 13 November 2021
- Originator
- H. Moore
- Group
- RPIF
- Added to Astropedia
- 31 March 2016
- Modified
- 3 May 2019
General
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- Geologic Map, Raster Data, Vector Data
- Series Id
- 1851
Keywords
- System
- Jupiter
- Target
- Io
- Theme
- Cartography, Geology, Geomorphology, Photogeology, Stratigraphy, Planetary evolution
- Mission
Contact and Distribution
- Access Instructions
- 1 map :col. ;41 x 39 cm., on sheet 76 x 107 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm.
Geospatial Information
- Feature Name
- Maasaw Patera
- Quad Name