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Of the 150 or so active volcanoes observed on Io, plumes have only been observed at a couple of dozen of them. [7] [54] The limited area of Io's lava flows suggests that much of the resurfacing needed to erase Io's cratering record must come from plume deposits. [8] A plume, about 100 km high, erupting from the Masubi region of Io in July 1999
Voyager 1, during its encounter in March 1979, observed active volcanism on Io for the first time and mapped its surface in great detail, particularly the side that faces Jupiter. The Voyagers observed the Io plasma torus and Io's sulfur dioxide (SO 2) atmosphere for the first time. [1]
Io is considered to be the most volcanically active body in our solar system. Pele type volcanism is believed to be the cause of sulfur components in the atmosphere. Volcanic plumes pump 10 4 kg of SO 2 (sulfur dioxide) per second into Io's atmosphere on average, though most of this is deposited back onto the surface.
Elon Musk became rich and famous as an entrepreneur, but he’s quickly making a new name for himself as one of the most singular and polarizing figures of any presidential administration.
Loki Patera on moon Io (artist's concept; 0:18). [1] Map of temperature and crust age of Loki Patera obtained by the Large Binocular Telescope. Loki Patera / ˈ l oʊ k i ˈ p æ t ə r ə / is the largest volcanic depression on Jupiter's moon Io, 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter. [2] It contains an active lava lake, with an episodically ...
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has appealed to “competent” and “caring” people to join the cost-cutting team.. Applications to join the billionaire’s newly formed ...
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and other AI stocks plunged on Monday, Jan. 27, as investors responded to the threat from DeepSeek, the Chinese AI chatbot that rivals top models like ChatGPT for a fraction ...
Finally, Io, the innermost moon, has a sulfur surface, active volcanism and no sign of ice. All this evidence suggests that the nearer a moon is to Jupiter the hotter its interior. The current model is that the moons experience tidal heating as a result of the gravitational field of Jupiter in inverse proportion to the square of their distance ...