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15 km wide Galileo view of part of Europa, showing the level of complexity
revealed in Europa's bright plains by Galileo's high resolution. The relatively
smooth area in the lower third of this view corresponds to a dark crack
at Voyager resolution, whereas the complexly ridged surface elsewhere looks
bright and featureless. |
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The
large ridge cutting across the lower right is 300 m high. There is a 300
m diameter impact crater near the centre and several smaller ones, so although
young by Solar System standards this surface is likely to be at least several
million years old. |
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