Effects of LHB onto Ganymede and Callisto (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Effects of LHB onto Ganymede and Callisto

Caption

Interior density structures created by an outer solar system late heavy bombardment onto Ganymede (top row) and Callisto (bottom row). The left column shows the density at the surface as a function of latitude and longitude, and the right column shows a slice through the center of the globe. Colors show the density, with black representing pure rock, blue representing mixed ice and rock, and white showing pure ice.

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Southwest Research Institute

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