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What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore

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 similar magma oceans within ...
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Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet

The hellish surface of a moon of Jupiter known as Io is riddled with hundreds of lava-spewing volcanoes that make the world one of chaos and violence. The brutal conditions also make Io intriguing to ...
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Jupiter's 'tormented moon' Io just unleashed the most powerful volcanic event ever seen

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Io is the most volcanic world in the solar system, with around 400 volcanoes. Its extreme ...
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NASA Spacecraft Swoops So Close to Io That It Can See Volcanic Eruptions

A spectacular image taken by NASA's Juno probe this past weekend shows Jupiter's moon Io with twin eruptions on the surface, underlining the fact that Io is the most volcanically active place in our ...
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Fresh Volcanic Eruption Captured on Io by NASA's Juno Mission

Jupiter’s moon, Io, is the most volcanically active planetary body in the entire solar system as it boasts hundreds of active volcanoes. This number continues to grow as recent study at the Europlanet ...
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Underground Magma Ocean Could Explain Io’s Misplaced Volcanoes

Tides flowing in a subsurface ocean of molten rock, or magma, could explain why Jupiter’s moon Io appears to have its volcanoes in the “wrong” place. New NASA research implies that oceans beneath the ...
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Jupiter’s Moon Io Just Sprouted an Enormous New Volcano

In an image taken by Galileo in 1997, the region was barren. Now, as seen by Juno, it's very much not barren. © NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Change can be scary ...
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Brand New Volcano Spotted On Jupiter’s Io – And It's A Big One

Katy has a BA in Humanities and Philosophy, with over 20 years of experience in online and print publishing. She was named the Association of British Science Writers' Editor of the Year in 2023. Io is ...
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Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io: Strange Shapes In A Sizzling World

The volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are like exotic dishes: they’re hot, spicy, and have unfamiliar ingredients, according to new data from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Galileo’s near infrared mapping ...
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The most stunning things NASA scientists just saw on volcano world Io

A new view of Io captured by NASA's Juno probe. Credit: NASA / JPL / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt / Thomas Thomopoulos CC BY 3.0 Unported NASA's Juno probe, exploring worlds hundreds of millions of ...
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The Solar System’s Most Volcanic Moon Has Been This Way For Billions Of Years

A 4-billion-year-old volcano? New research finds that Io, the solar system’s most volcanically active moon, can brag just that. A recent study of Io’s sulfurous atmosphere suggests that Jupiter’s moon ...