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Mountains on Io at Sunset

Mountains on Io at Sunset

NASA Galileo spacecraft captured this dramatic image of mountains on Io. The Sun was low in the sky. A low scarp runs from the upper left toward the center of the image. The jagged ridge is Mongibello Mons.

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December 6, 2002

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