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Juno reveals dozens of lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io
NASA’s Juno spacecraft identifies over 40 enormous lava lakes on Io, shedding light on the extreme volcanism sculpting Jupiter’s moon.
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Scientists Are Stunned by Juno’s Groundbreaking Discovery Beneath Io’s Volcanic Surface
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has delivered a stunning revelation about Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Once believed to harbor a global magma ocean beneath its surface ...
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NASA’s Juno mission solves Io's 44-year-old volcano mystery
In December 2023 and February 2024, Juno passed within 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of Io’s surface, collecting high-precision data. By measuring subtle changes in the spacecraft’s velocity ...
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NASA Captures 'Most Intense Volcanic Eruption Ever' on Jupiter's Moon Io
Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature ...
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NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io
NASA's Juno spacecraft detected the most intense volcanic eruption ever recorded on Jupiter's moon Io. During a flyby on December 27, 2024, Juno was approximately 74,400 kilometers from Io's ...
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Bigger than Texas, hotter than hell’: On Io, NASA’s Juno discovers a volcanic monster
A blistering volcanic event was detected on Io, dwarfing anything seen before in the solar system. NASA’s Juno spacecraft, equipped with JIRAM, captured an unprecedented surge of infrared energy ...