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Here’s how it works. Jupiter's volcanic moon Io doesn't appear to have a subsurface ocean of magma, resolving some issues about how Io's volcanoes erupt and raising broader questions about ...
Although Io is covered with active volcanoes, images taken during ... join our science team and share in the excitement of space exploration," said Scott Bolton, the principal investigator of ...
JPL pulls off daring feats of space exploration, like landing a car-sized rover on Mars (twice), which is why their motto is “Dare Mighty Things.” Since Io’s volcanic plumes are spewing gas ...
There are hundreds of active volcanoes on Io. The new one is located just south ... our science team and share in the excitement of space exploration,” said Scott Bolton, the Principal ...
IoIO image of Jovian sodium nebula in outburst Credit: Jeff Morgenthaler, PSI. PSI Senior Scientist Morgenthaler has been using IoIO, located near Benson, Arizona to monitor volcanic activity on ...
Not only have Io’s volcanoes been observed to shoot volcanic material hundreds ... providing a way for anyone to join our science team and share in the excitement of space exploration,” said Dr. Scott ...
On March 9, 1979, Linda Morabito discovered a volcanic plume on Io, a moon of Jupiter, in one of the photos from Voyager 1. She wrote, “I could feel tears begin to roll down my face at the sight ...
Jupiter's satellite Io is one of its largest moons. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech NASA's Juno spacecraft has made several close swoops by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, and it's beamed back stunning ...
“We can see that this body is completely covered with volcanoes over both poles and all across its middle, (which are) constantly going off.” The new data suggests that Io’s numerous ...
The lake was discovered on Io using data from Juno's most recent flyby of Jupiter's volcanic moon. According to NASA, Io is filled with hundreds of volcanoes. The reason for this is because of a ...
This artist’s concept depicts a potential volcanic moon between the exoplanet WASP-49 b, left, and its parent star. New evidence indicating that a massive sodium cloud observed near WASP-49 b is ...