Himalia
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured images of Himalia, the brightest of Jupiter's outer moons, from a distance of 4.4 million kilometers (2.7 million miles).
This near-infrared image, with a resolution of about 27 kilometers (17 miles) per pixel, indicates that the side of Himalia facing the spacecraft is roughly 160 kilometers (100 miles) in the up-down direction. Himalia probably has a non-spherical shape. Scientists believe it is a body captured into orbit around Jupiter, most likely an irregularly shaped asteroid.
In the main frame, an arrow indicates Himalia. North is up. The inset shows the little moon magnified by a factor of 10, plus a graphic indicating Himalia's size and the direction of lighting (with sunlight coming from the left).
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Image Number: PIA02881
Date: December 19, 2000
Himalia
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured images of Himalia, the brightest of Jupiter's outer moons, from a distance of 4.4 million kilometers (2.7 million miles).
This near-infrared image, with a resolution of about 27 kilometers (17 miles) per pixel, indicates that the side of Himalia facing the spacecraft is roughly 160 kilometers (100 miles) in the up-down direction. Himalia probably has a non-spherical shape. Scientists believe it is a body captured into orbit around Jupiter, most likely an irregularly shaped asteroid.
In the main frame, an arrow indicates Himalia. North is up. The inset shows the little moon magnified by a factor of 10, plus a graphic indicating Himalia's size and the direction of lighting (with sunlight coming from the left).
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Image Number: PIA02881
Date: December 19, 2000