Jalkr (crater)

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Galileo image of a region in the south hemisphere of Callisto.
Galileo image of a region in the south hemisphere of Callisto.

Jalkr is a bright crater on Jupiter's moon Callisto measuring 74 km across (in the lower part of the image). This an example of central dome impact craters.[1] A smaller degraded crater in the upper part of the image is called Audr.

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  1. ^ Greeley, R.; Klemaszewski, J.E.;Wagner L.; et.al. (2000). "Galileo views of the geology of Callisto". Planetary and Space Science 48: 829–853. doi:10.1016/S0032-0633(00)00050-7. 
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