This is an image of the surface of Callisto.
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Image from: NASA's Galileo spacecraft
Does Callisto have a Surface in Motion?
No signs of surface movements have been seen on the surface of Callisto!
The surface of Callisto was carefully examined for signs of the kind of pushing and shoving which the crust of the Earth has undergone through time, and nothing has been found so far.
This type of surface is certainly different from either that ofGanymede or Europa. (The other major moon of Jupiter, Io has many volcanoes.)
The difference may have to do with the lack of heat inside of Callisto.
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