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Galileo Image of Metis Target Name:   Metis Spacecraft:   Galileo Produced by:   NASA/Cornell University Copyright:  Public Domain Related Document Metis Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size metis2.gif GIF 150 x 134 6K This image of Metis was taken by Galileo's solid state imaging system between November 1996 and June 1997. Although Metis was discovered by Voyager, it was no more than a point of light on images. This Galileo image is the the first image of the small moon that shows its irregular shape. Metis orbits Jupiter in the zone between the planet's ring and the larger Galilean satellites. The longest dimension of Metis is approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) across.

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