Images of Jupiter's Callisto Moon

The video explores Callisto, one of Jupiter's moons, highlighting its unique features and potential for future exploration. Despite being the third largest moon, Callisto is often overlooked. It has a thin atmosphere, ancient surface, and unique craters. The lack of geological activity makes it stable, but less likely to support life. However, its distance from Jupiter's radiation belt makes it a potential base for human exploration. Future missions aim to uncover more about this intriguing moon.

What is the primary reason Callisto is not in orbital resonance with the other Galilean moons?

• It is tidally locked with Jupiter.

• It has a weaker gravitational pull.

• It has a different composition.

• It is too far from Jupiter.

Why is Callisto's surface considered one of the oldest in the solar system?

• It is constantly bombarded by meteors.

• It is protected by Jupiter's magnetic field.

• It lacks geological activity to erase craters.

• It has active geological processes.

What makes Callisto's craters unique compared to those on our Moon?

• They are shallower and have a pit in the center.

• They have a central peak.

• They are formed by volcanic activity.

• They are deeper and more numerous.

What is believed to be beneath Callisto's crust?

• A dense atmosphere.

• A thick layer of silicates.

• A layer of soft ice or salty ocean.

• A molten core.

Why is Callisto considered less favorable for life compared to other icy moons?

• It has a thick atmosphere.

• It has no tidal heating.

• It is too close to Jupiter.

• It lacks a subsurface ocean.

What is the significance of the Galileo space probe's findings about Callisto?

• It confirmed the presence of life.

• It detected a thick atmosphere.

• It found a highly conductive layer under the surface.

• It discovered active volcanoes.

What is the main challenge in proving the existence of a subsurface ocean on Callisto?

• The lack of surface vents.

• The thick atmosphere.

• The high surface temperature.

• The presence of mountains.

What makes Callisto a potential base for human exploration?

• Its active volcanoes.

• Its proximity to the Sun.

• Its geological stability and low radiation levels.

• Its high gravity.

What is the expected contribution of the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer mission?

• To study the Sun's atmosphere.

• To provide insights into Callisto's subsurface ocean.

• To explore the surface of Mars.

• To land humans on Callisto.

How does Callisto's distance from Jupiter benefit potential human exploration?

• It has a thicker atmosphere.

• It has more water than Earth.

• It is beyond Jupiter's main radiation belt.

• It is closer to the Sun.