Europa showing interior structure and surrounding ejecta deposits. The location of Pwyll on Europa is shown in the background global view taken on Galileo's second orbit. Bright rays seen radiating from Pwyll in the global image indicate that this crater is geologically young. Beyond this dark halo, the surface is bright and displays numerous secondary craters. Pwyll was imaged during both Galileo's sixth and twelfth orbits, and the images combined in the close-up view to reveal the topography of this area indicate that the floor of this crater is at approximately the same level as the surrounding background terrain, unlike most fresh impact craters, which have much deeper floors.
North is to the top of the picture and the sun illuminates the surface from the northeast.
Images of the crater taken from different angles on the different orbits have been combined to generate a model of the topography of Pwyll and its surroundings. This simulated view is from the southwest at a 45 degree angle, with 4 times vertical exaggeration. The colors represent different elevation levels, with blue being the lowest elevation, and red being the highest. This may indicate that the crater has been modified shortly after its formation by the flow of underlying warm ice. The top image is a very high resolution view of the Conamara Chaos region on Jupiter's moon Europa, showing an area where icy plates have been broken apart and moved around laterally.