Juno has taken the best images of Jupiter’s moon Io in more than 20 years. At least that’s what NASA claims in its statement.
On October 15, the probe approached the fiery surface of Io at a distance of only about 11,700 km, which allowed it to record many interesting details of the north pole of the moon in question.
It is in this area that there are non-volcanic mountains, the height of which reaches up to 6000 meters. However, hundreds of volcanoes and vast lava fields are also worth noting.
Juno even managed to immortalize two active volcanic plumes, which experts consider a great achievement.
“Io is the most volcanic celestial body known to date in our solar system,” stated previously Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute’s Science and Engineering Division.
“Observations made over time in multiple flybys show us how volcanoes differ – how often they erupt, how bright and hot they are, whether they are solitary or part of a group, or whether the shape of their lava flow changes,” he added.
2023-10-24 09:45:26
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