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Io and Europa, on the way out

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Apr 2, 2007 10:50 PMNov 5, 2019 6:55 AM

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This image is way, way cool:

It shows Io and Europa, Jupiter's moons, and it was taken by the New Horizons spacecraft on its way out of the jovian system. I could explain it in detail, but Emily already did, and since I stole the image from her, I should at least let her do the talkin'. But go read it; it's interesting.

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