196-io-in-transit-dixon – A view from the craggy, organics-stained ice in a graben on Jupiter's moon Europa, framing a dramatic planetary alignment. In the mid-ground, the volcanic moon Io hangs in transit against the massive, banded disk of Jupiter, which fills a significant portion of the star-flecked sky. The vertical, backlit, tenuous ring of Jupiter bisects the scene, accentuating the stark lighting conditions of deep space.
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