Unlike Jupiter's other large moons, Ganymede, Europa and Io, Callisto is geologically inactive. This is evidenced by the bright scars of meteor impacts that have remained for almost four billion years. Volcanism or tectonic movement would have smoothed Callisto's surface by now. Click to enlarge.

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