Io (moon) - Wikipedia
Io orbits Jupiter at a distance of 421,700 km (262,000 mi) from Jupiter's center and 350,000 km (217,000 mi) from its cloudtops. It is the innermost of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter, its orbit …
Juno spots most extreme volcanic activity on Io to date - EarthSky
2 days ago · The source of Io’s torment is Jupiter. Io is about the size of Earth’s moon, and orbits extremely close to the mammoth gas giant. And it whips around Jupiter once every 42.5 hours …
Io: A guide to Jupiter's volcanic moon | Space
Oct 26, 2022 · Io — Jupiter's fifth moon — is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Io's surface is peppered with hundreds of volcanoes, some spewing sulfurous plumes …
NASA Juno Mission Spots Most Powerful Volcanic Activity on Io to …
3 days ago · The source of Io’s torment: Jupiter. About the size of Earth’s Moon, Io is extremely close to the mammoth gas giant, and its elliptical orbit whips it around Jupiter once every 42.5 …
Io - Science@NASA
Dec 12, 2024 · Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system, with hundreds of volcanoes, some erupting lava fountains dozens of miles (or kilometers) high.
Io Facts - Science@NASA
Oct 26, 2024 · Io is Jupiter’s third largest moon, and the most volcanically active world in the solar system. Io was discovered on Jan. 8, 1610, by Galileo Galilei, along with Jupiter’s three other …
Juno mission spots most powerful volcanic activity on Io to date
2 days ago · The source of Io's torment: Jupiter. About the size of Earth's moon, Io is extremely close to the mammoth gas giant, and its elliptical orbit whips it around Jupiter once every 42.5 …
NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ Io …
Dec 14, 2024 · Flybys of Jupiter’s fiery moon Io, carried out by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, are helping to solve the enduring mystery of why the small moon is the most volcanically active …
NASA’s Juno Gives Aerial Views of Mountain, Lava Lake on Io
Apr 18, 2024 · Scientists on NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have transformed data collected during two recent flybys of Io into animations that highlight two of the Jovian moon’s most …
No Magma Ocean For Io, Jupiter’s Volcano-Covered Moon
Dec 20, 2024 · Io, the innermost of Jupiter’s four largest Galilean moons, is covered with hundreds of volcanoes, some shooting lava fountains dozens of miles high. But what kind of …
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