Jupiter's innermost moon, Io -- with over 400 active volcanoes, extensive lava flows and floodplains of liquid rock -- is by far the most geologically active body in the Solar System. But last August, Io truly came alive with volcanism. Three massive volcanic eruptions led astronomers to speculate that these presumed rare outbursts were much […]
New Image Captures one of the Brightest Volcanoes Ever Seen in the Solar System
Universe Today - 4 Aug 2014 23:56
Jupiter's innermost moon, Io -- with over 400 active volcanoes, extensive lava flows and floodplains of liquid rock -- is by far the most geologically active body in the Solar System. But last August, Io truly came alive with volcanism. Three massive volcanic eruptions led astronomers to speculate that these presumed rare outbursts were much […]
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