APOD from 2025-09-01
Callisto: Dirty Battered Iceball
#Jupiter's #moon Callisto, larger than #Mercury and visited by Voyager 2 in 1979, is heavily cratered with a bright icy surface. Its interior may hide a liquid water layer, possibly harboring life. Upcoming ESA and NASA missions aim to study Jupiter's moons further.
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