Instrument
Galileo Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS)
Galileo's imaging spectrometer, which mapped the composition of Jupiter's moons and found evidence for salts and a subsurface ocean on Europa.
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Knowledge connections
- Member of groupImaging Spectrometer
- Instrument onGalileo
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.