Galileo Regio

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Galileo Regio

The large dark oval region in the upper right is Galileo Regio
Type of feature Regio
Coordinates 47.0° N, 129.6° W
Diameter 3,200 km
Eponym Galileo Galilei

Galileo Regio is a large, dark surface feature on Jupiter's moon Ganymede.

The Regio is bounded on the south by the Uruk Sulcus region, which lies betwixt it and Marius Regio. Within Galileo Regio itself, lies the Memphis Facula.