This image shows the markedly different appearances of the surfaces of the four Galilean satellites, from left: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Ios volcanic surface and Europas bright cracked icy exterior contrast with the dark surfaces of tectonic Ganymede and old, cratered Callisto.

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