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hello my fellow viewers, you guys haven't seen any new space art in a while, huh? well, do not fret my friends as i have returned with more awesome art. this time, its the furthest of the galilean moons from jupiter, callisto! and in the background, we see jupiter itself and the other galilean moons (ganymede near callisto, europa to the right of jupiter and io to the far left of the planet). i love how this came out, especially jupiter and the depth in the image. and if you look very carefully, you can see jupiter's ever-so faint rings too! so enjoy the image and description!

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Callisto

name: ........................... Callisto
satellite of planet: ........... Jupiter
radius: ........................... 0.378 earth radii
mass: ............................ 0.018 earth masses
average density: ............. 1.83 g/cc
surface gravity: ............... 0.126 earth gravity
rotation period: ............... tidally locked
orbital inclination: ............ 0.192° with respect to the laplace plane
atm. comp.: .................... carbon dioxide, oxygen gas
atm. density: .................. extremely thin
surface temp: ................. 134 Kelvin

orbital eccentricity: .......... 0.007
orbital direction: .............. prograde
mean orbital distance: ...... 26.3 jovian radii
orbital period: ................. 16.7 earth days

callisto is the furthest and second largest of the galilean moons. it is also the third largest moon in the solar system and is ever so slightly smaller than the planet mercury. it is tidally locked to jupiter and does not participate in any orbital resonace with the other galilean moons, due to its distance from the planet and seperation from the other large moons. it orbits jupiter roughly every 16.7 earth days. the moons ice and rock interior is said to be completely solid and frozen through, with a thick icy and silicate crust. the moon's crust is said to be one of the oldest surfaces of any body in the solar system. it is dark, cold and heavily cratered from many impact collisions in the moon's past. the most notable of these craters is the valhalla impact crater which is roughly 3,800km in diameter. the moon has a very tenuous atmosphere of carbon dioxide and oxygen. jupiters magnetic field induces a weak field around callisto and due to callisto's distant orbit from the planet, it does not recieve as much radiation as the other large moons. callisto has a large mass and is thus a possible future base or way point in the solar system. there are plan's to probably send a manned mission to the moon in the 2040's.

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comments, favs and critiques are always welcomed and appreciated! i also plan on doing other moons of the solar system too. you should see them soon.

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This Artwork is © 2013 Alpha-Element. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Description

DOWNLOAD RECOMMENDED

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hello my fellow viewers, you guys haven't seen any new space art in a while, huh? well, do not fret my friends as i have returned with more awesome art. this time, its the furthest of the galilean moons from jupiter, callisto! and in the background, we see jupiter itself and the other galilean moons (ganymede near callisto, europa to the right of jupiter and io to the far left of the planet). i love how this came out, especially jupiter and the depth in the image. and if you look very carefully, you can see jupiter's ever-so faint rings too! so enjoy the image and description!

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Callisto

name: ........................... Callisto
satellite of planet: ........... Jupiter
radius: ........................... 0.378 earth radii
mass: ............................ 0.018 earth masses
average density: ............. 1.83 g/cc
surface gravity: ............... 0.126 earth gravity
rotation period: ............... tidally locked
orbital inclination: ............ 0.192° with respect to the laplace plane
atm. comp.: .................... carbon dioxide, oxygen gas
atm. density: .................. extremely thin
surface temp: ................. 134 Kelvin

orbital eccentricity: .......... 0.007
orbital direction: .............. prograde
mean orbital distance: ...... 26.3 jovian radii
orbital period: ................. 16.7 earth days

callisto is the furthest and second largest of the galilean moons. it is also the third largest moon in the solar system and is ever so slightly smaller than the planet mercury. it is tidally locked to jupiter and does not participate in any orbital resonace with the other galilean moons, due to its distance from the planet and seperation from the other large moons. it orbits jupiter roughly every 16.7 earth days. the moons ice and rock interior is said to be completely solid and frozen through, with a thick icy and silicate crust. the moon's crust is said to be one of the oldest surfaces of any body in the solar system. it is dark, cold and heavily cratered from many impact collisions in the moon's past. the most notable of these craters is the valhalla impact crater which is roughly 3,800km in diameter. the moon has a very tenuous atmosphere of carbon dioxide and oxygen. jupiters magnetic field induces a weak field around callisto and due to callisto's distant orbit from the planet, it does not recieve as much radiation as the other large moons. callisto has a large mass and is thus a possible future base or way point in the solar system. there are plan's to probably send a manned mission to the moon in the 2040's.

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comments, favs and critiques are always welcomed and appreciated! i also plan on doing other moons of the solar system too. you should see them soon.

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This Artwork is © 2013 Alpha-Element. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.