NASA’s Juno spacecraft has uncovered an immense volcanic hot spot on Jupiter’s moon Io, surpassing any previously recorded ...
"This is the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our solar system — so that's really ...
The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...
NASA’s Juno mission found Io’s biggest volcanic eruption ever. The explosion was stronger than all Earth’s power plants ...
The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.
As a result, molten lava erupts onto the surface of Io via the 400 or so volcanoes that the moon is covered with. This lava brings along plumes of gas and ash that fill the atmosphere of Io.
sending up an ‘endless series of lava plumes and ash venting into its atmosphere from the estimated 400 volcanoes that riddle its surface,’ Nasa said. Images of Io captured last year show big ...