These two images of Jupiter's small, irregularly shaped moon Amalthea, obtained by the camera onboard NASA's Galileo spacecraft in August 1999 (left) and November 1999 (right). Prior to its dive into Jupiter, Galileo's used a star tracker to search for rocky debris circling Jupiter that may be present in the vicinity of the moon. Credit: NASA/JPL

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