Optical wavelength photometry used to determine the surface microstructure of Ganymede, shows that its surface is more porous than Callisto.
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Pang, K., Hord, C., West, R. et al. Voyager 1 photopolarimeter experiment and the phase curve and surface microstructure of Ganymede. Nature 280, 804–806 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/280804a0
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